It is narrated from Sayyiduna Fadalah bin Ubayd al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man who prayed but neither praised and glorified Allah nor sent blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and then left. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This man has been hasty." Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) called him and said to him and to others: "When one of you prays, let him begin with the praise and glorification of his Lord, then let him send blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and after that let him supplicate for whatever he wishes." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to give only a single salam in the prayer, facing straight ahead, turning slightly towards the right side. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it. Wuhayb bin Khalid narrated it from Ubaydullah bin Umar, from al-Qasim, from Aishah: that she used to give a single salam. And the two Shaykhs agreed on using Amr bin Abi Salamah and Zuhayr bin Muhammad as evidence.