The noble wife of the Prophet, Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that (one night) I did not find the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) present while he was with me on my bed. (When I searched for him,) I found him in the state of prostration; he had joined his heels together firmly and had directed the tips of his toes towards the Qiblah. I heard him supplicating: «‏‏‏‏أَعُوْذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْسَخَطِكَ، وَبِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوْبَتِكَ، وبِكَ مِنْكَ، أَثْنٰي عَلَيْكَ، لَا أَبْلُغُ كُلَّ مَا فِيْكَ» ‏‏‏‏ "O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I am unable to praise You as You deserve to be praised." Then, when he finished the prayer with salam, he said: "O Aisha, your devil has disturbed you." So she asked, "Does the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) not have a devil?" He replied, "Every human has a devil." I said, "O Messenger of Allah, do you also have a devil?" He said, "Yes, I also have one, but I prayed to Allah Almighty, so he became obedient and submissive."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) in the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): My hand touched the sole of the Prophet's (peace be upon him) foot while both of his feet were standing.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she says: One night I did not find the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on the bed, so I started searching for him with my hand. My hand touched the soles of his feet while both his feet were upright. I heard him supplicating, «‏‏‏‏اللَّهُمَّ إني أَعُوذ بِرِضَاك من سَخَطِك، وبِمُعَافَاتِكَ من عُقُوبَتِكَ، وأعُوذ بِك مِنْك، لا أُحْصِي ثَناءً عليك أنت كما أَثْنَيْتَ على نفسك» ‏‏‏‏ "O Allah, I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate praise of You; You are as You have praised Yourself."

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“When you perform prostration, place your palms (on the ground) and raise your elbows.”

Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prostration, if a kid goat wanted to pass under his arms, it could pass. In the narration of Hazrat Ubaidullah bin Abdullah bin Al-Asam, these words are mentioned: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performed prostration, he would keep both his arms away from his sides to such an extent that if a kid goat wanted to pass underneath them, it could pass.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For each one of you, a jinn companion and an angel companion have been appointed." The Companions asked, "O Messenger of Allah, has one been appointed with you as well?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "One has been appointed with me as well, but Allah Almighty has helped me against him, so he has become obedient and submissive, and he only advises me towards good and righteousness."

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the bowing (ruku‘) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), his raising his head after bowing (and standing), his prostration, and his sitting between the two prostrations were approximately equal.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that one night I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then he narrated the rest of the hadith and stated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited «‏‏‏‏سورۃ البقره» ‏‏‏‏ and «‏‏‏‏سورۃ النساء» ‏‏‏‏ in one rak'ah. Then when he bowed (ruku‘), his ruku‘ was as long as his standing (qiyam). Then when he prostrated (sajdah), his sajdah was as long as his ruku‘.

Sayyiduna Bara’ bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that it could not be determined which of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) standing, bowing, prostration, or sitting was longer. Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that by“afdal”(best) is meant“atwal”(the longest).

Hazrat Abdul Hameed bin Jafar narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) forbade pecking like a crow. Janab Salm bin Junadah says that in obligatory prayers (pecking is prohibited). Both teachers of the Imam, Janab Salm bin Junadah and Bundar, said that (the Prophet, peace be upon him) forbade sitting with arms spread out like a beast, and prevented a person from designating a fixed place like a camel.