Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you come (to the prayer) and we are in prostration, then prostrate too, but do not count it (as a rak'ah); and whoever catches the bowing has caught the prayer (the rak'ah)." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it; its narrator Yahya bin Abi Sulayman is a trustworthy Egyptian.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was the lightest (briefest) of people in prayer while keeping it complete. I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he would stand up as soon as he said the salam. Then I prayed with Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him), and he too, as soon as he said the salam, would get up so quickly as though he were sitting on hot stones. This hadith is sahih (authentic), and the two Shaykhs did not take it not because of any criticism but only because of one narrator. This is a practised Sunnah, and this is its chain.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) was seen putting forward the young men of his people to lead the prayer. It was said to him: "You are a Companion of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and you have great virtue, yet you pray behind these young men?" He said: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: 'The imam is a guarantor (of the prayer). If he completes it, the reward is for him and for them; and if he falls short, the burden is upon him and not upon those following him.' And I do not wish to take that responsibility upon myself." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with these words.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Stand close together in the rows so that the 'awlad al-hadhaf' (young of the hadhaf) do not come in between you." I asked: "O Messenger of Allah, what are the 'awlad al-hadhaf'?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They are small, hairless, black sheep found in the land of Yemen." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it with these words.