Sayyiduna Haritha bin Wahb Khuzai رضي الله عنه reports: I performed two rak'ahs behind the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in Makkah Mukarramah on the occasion of Hajjatul Wada', even though at that time the people were many and they were in a state of greater security.

Sayyiduna Haritha bin Wahb (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I offered prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) (the narrator is in doubt), he led us in prayer at Mina, at that time we were many in number, but he led us in two rak‘ahs.

Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) led two rak‘ahs (units of prayer) in Mina, like the prayer of a traveler. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) also led two rak‘ahs during the early part of his caliphate, but later he started leading four rak‘ahs there.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the son of Adam recites a verse of prostration and performs prostration, Satan withdraws weeping and says: 'Alas! The son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, he prostrated and Paradise will be his. I was commanded to prostrate, I refused, so Hell will be mine.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: Whenever the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would recite the Qur'an and reach a verse of prostration, he would perform the prostration of recitation, and we would also perform the prostration along with him.

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that he recited Surah Inshiqaq before the people, and in it, he performed the prostration of recitation. When he finished doing this, he informed the people: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, also performed the prostration of recitation in it.

Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit narrates: I recited Surah Najm in the presence of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and he performed the prostration of recitation.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) performed the prostration of recitation in Surah An-Najm, and along with him, the Muslims, the polytheists, the jinn, and the humans also performed the prostration of recitation.

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah An-Najm and performed the prostration of recitation. Everyone present performed the prostration of recitation except for one person. He took some pebbles in his fist and touched them to his forehead and said: "This is sufficient for me." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Later, I saw that person; he was killed in a state of disbelief.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) recited Surah Sad while he was on the pulpit. When he reached the place of prostration, he descended from the pulpit. He performed the prostration of recitation, and the people with him also performed the prostration. When the next day came, he recited (again), and when he reached the place of prostration of recitation, the people got ready to prostrate. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is an incident of a prophet's repentance, but I see you are ready to prostrate. Then he descended from the pulpit, performed the prostration, and the people also performed the prostration.