Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I spent the night at the house of my maternal aunt, Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). When a portion of the night had passed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) woke up for the Tahajjud prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to a hanging water-skin and performed a light ablution, then he stood and prayed. I also got up, performed ablution, and did everything just as the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had done. Then I stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) turned me and made me stand on his right side. Then, as much as Allah willed, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed. Then he lay down and slept deeply until he began to snore. Then the mu’adhdhin came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to inform him of the prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded (to the mosque) and led the prayer.

This is the hadith of Abdul Jabbar, and in the narration of Janab Makhzumi from Kurayb, these words are mentioned: the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) proceeded and led the prayer and did not perform ablution. It is said that Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), while describing the ablution of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), considered it to be of small quantity and did not say that he performed a light ablution.

Then if the imam has finished the recitation and intends to bow before another follower arrives, the follower should step forward and stand to the right side of the imam.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I spent a night at the house of my maternal aunt, Sayyida Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her). I tried to find out how the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the (tahajjud) prayer. (The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, rested for a while) then he stood up and began to pray. So I also came and stood on his left side. He (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of me and made me stand on his right side.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with both of them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood up to pray Maghrib prayer. I came to him and stood on his left side. The Prophet (peace be upon him) stopped me and made me stand on his right side. Then another companion of mine came, so we formed a row behind the Prophet (peace be upon him). Thus, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) led us in prayer in a single garment, and he had placed the edges of that garment in the opposite direction (i.e., the right edge on the left side and the left edge on the right side).

Sayyiduna Umar bin Saeed narrates that I and Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman presented ourselves before Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them). We found him praying in a single lower garment. Then he narrated some hadith and said: We came with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), so he went to relieve himself. I poured water for him, so he performed ablution, then wrapped himself in his lower garment. I stood on his left side, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made me stand on his right side. Then another person came and stood on his left side. Therefore, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stepped forward and led the prayer, and we prayed with him. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed thirteen rak‘ahs including Witr.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that I prayed next to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) prayed with us, standing behind, and I was standing next to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), praying with him.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his respected mother, and his maternal aunt were present. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) led them in prayer, placing Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) on his right side and his respected mother and maternal aunt behind him.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I and a boy stood behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and performed prayer, while my mother stood behind us and performed prayer.

Imam Sahib has narrated a hadith similar to the above-mentioned narration of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) through the chain of Abdul Jabbar bin Alaa.

Sayyiduna Salim bin Ubaid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) became ill and fell unconscious. Then, when he regained consciousness, he asked: "Has the time for prayer arrived?" I replied, "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell Bilal to give the adhan and tell Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the people in prayer." Then the narrators narrated the complete hadith and mentioned these words: Bilal (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the adhan and iqamah, and the noble companions requested Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to lead the prayer. Then, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) felt a little better, he asked: "Has the prayer been established?" I replied, "Yes." He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered: "Bring a man to me so that I may lean on him." So they brought Sayyiduna Barirah (may Allah be pleased with him) and another man. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) leaned on both of them and came for the prayer. He was seated beside Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), upon seeing him, wanted to move back, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped him until they finished the prayer. Then they narrated the rest of the hadith, and this hadith is from Qasim.