It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I used to perform the Zuhr prayer with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and due to the intensity of the heat, I would take a handful of pebbles in my palm so that they would cool down and then I could prostrate on them. In another narration it is stated: Due to the intensity of the heat, I would transfer them to the other hand so that they would cool down.

Abu Salih says: I went to the wife of the Messenger, Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), and one of her nephews also came to her. He performed two units of prayer in her house. When he prostrated, he blew on the dust. Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to him: Nephew! Do not blow, because the slave of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), named Yasar, blew, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: For the sake of Allah, let your face touch the dust.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) described the manner of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer at the time of a solar eclipse, saying: … … Then, in the second rak‘ah, while in the state of prostration, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began to blow on the ground, weep, and say:“Rabbi, lima tu‘adhdhibuhum wa ana feehim, Rabbi, lima tu‘adhdhibuna wa nahnu nastaghfiruka.”(O my Lord! Why do You punish them while I am among them? O my Lord! Why do You punish us while we are seeking Your forgiveness?) When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head, the sun had become clear, … . Al-Hadith

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My beloved (Prophet) صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم instructed me regarding three things and forbade me from three things. He advised me (while instructing) that I should perform Witr before sleeping, fast three days every month, and offer two units of Duha (forenoon) prayer. And the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade me from turning here and there (in prayer), sitting like a monkey, and pecking like a rooster.

(Second chain) There is a similar narration, except that it states: And he forbade me from pecking like a rooster, sitting like a dog, and looking around like a fox.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Those who laugh in prayer, those who peep, and those who crack their fingers are of the same rank.

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah Almighty remains attentive to the servant’s prayer as long as he does not turn away here and there; but when he turns his face away, Allah Almighty turns away from him.

Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about glancing around during prayer, so he said: This is snatching, which Satan snatches from a servant’s prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said:“O people! Avoid turning (your face) away, for the one who turns away has no prayer. If you are overcome in voluntary prayers (then you may look), but in any case, do not be overcome in the obligatory prayers.”

Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered upon me in the mosque while I had interlaced my fingers. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Ka'b! When you are in the mosque, do not interlace your fingers, because as long as you remain waiting for the prayer, you are considered to be in prayer."