The same narration is also transmitted with another chain from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The narrator of the previous narration, Bahr, is a trustworthy weak narrator.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) finished reciting Surah Al-Fatihah, he would say "Ameen" aloud. The chain of this narration is 'Hasan' (good).

Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I remember this about the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would observe silence twice during the prayer: once when the Imam had said the takbir and was about to begin the recitation, and the second silence would be after he had finished reciting Surah al-Fatihah. Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) did not accept this, so the people wrote a letter to Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) in Madinah Munawwarah regarding this, and he confirmed the statement of Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). There is a difference of opinion regarding Hasan al-Basri's hearing of hadith from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him). Hasan al-Basri heard one hadith from him, and that is the hadith regarding 'aqiqah, which Quraish bin Anas has narrated from the narrator named Habib.

Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: When Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) would begin the prayer, he would remain silent for a short while. Then, when he recited "wa la ad-dallin," he would again remain silent for a short while. He was objected to regarding this matter. A letter was written to Sayyiduna Ubayy ibn Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, so he said: The ruling is as Samurah has done.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say the takbir at the beginning of the prayer, he would remain silent for a short while. I asked: O Messenger of Allah! May my parents be sacrificed for you, what do you recite between saying the takbir and reciting (Qur'an)? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I recite this: O Allah! Create distance between me and my sins as You have created distance between the East and the West. O Allah! Cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt. O Allah! Wash away my sins with water, snow, and hail."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We estimated the standing (qiyam) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the Zuhr and Asr prayers, so we estimated that in the Zuhr prayer, his standing was as long as it would take to recite thirty verses, that is, as long as Surah As-Sajdah. This estimation was for the first two rak'ahs, while in the last two rak'ahs it was half of that. Similarly, we estimated the standing of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the first two rak'ahs of Asr, so it was as long as the last two rak'ahs of Zuhr, and we estimated his standing in the last two rak'ahs of Asr, so it was half of that. This narration is established and authentic.

Qais bin Abu Hazim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: I performed prayer in Basra behind Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both). In the first rak‘ah, he recited Surah al-Fatihah and the first verse of Surah al-Baqarah. Then when he stood for the second rak‘ah, he recited Surah al-Fatihah and the second verse of Surah al-Baqarah. Then he went into ruku‘. When he finished the prayer, he turned towards us and said: Allah Almighty has said: "Recite, then, of the Qur’an as much as may be easy for you." The chain of this narration is Hasan. In this, there is evidence for those who hold the view that by Allah’s statement: "Recite, then, of the Qur’an as much as may be easy for you," is meant the recitation that is done after Surah al-Fatihah; and Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man stood up and said, "O Messenger of Allah! Is recitation to be done in every rak‘ah?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Yes." One of those present said, "It has become obligatory." (The narrator) Sayyiduna Abu Darda said (to his student), "O Kathir!" (Kathir says: I was present beside him at that time) "I think that when the imam leads the people in prayer, his recitation is sufficient for those people." The same narration is transmitted with some other chains, however, in them are these words: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "I think that the imam’s recitation is sufficient for those people." The narrator made a mistake in this narration; the correct version is: these words are from Sayyiduna Abu Darda, as narrated by the narrator named Ibn Wahb. And Allah knows best.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us how to perform prayer. He (peace be upon him) raised his hands and then went into bowing (ruku‘), and joined both hands together and placed both hands between his knees. (The narrator says) When Sayyiduna Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) came to know of this narration, he said: My brother (Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud, may Allah be pleased with him) has spoken the truth. We used to do exactly like this at first, but then we were commanded to do it differently. Then Sayyiduna Sa‘d (may Allah be pleased with him) placed both hands on top of his knees (meaning: in ruku‘, we were commanded to do it this way).

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, in it the words are: He said the takbir, raised both hands, then when he went into ruku', he joined both hands and placed them between his knees. When Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) came to know about this, he said: My brother has spoken correctly, we used to do it this way before, but then we were commanded to place both palms on both knees. This chain is established and authentic.