Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The best among you are those who have the softest shoulders during prayer."

Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "There are three people whose prayer Allah does not accept: the imam of the people whom the people dislike, a woman who spends the night while her husband is displeased with her, and two brothers who are quarreling with each other."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). He asked: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), which prayer has the most virtue? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The one with the longest standing (Qunoot).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I have not offered prayer behind anyone who performed the prayer more briefly and perfectly than the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates this statement of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him: "When someone leads people in prayer, he should make it short because among the people are those who are sick, weak, and elderly. When someone prays alone, he may make his prayer as long as he wishes."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading the prayer. During this, a man came whose breath was short. He said: "All praise is exclusively for Allah, such praise that is abundant, pure, and blessed." When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) completed his prayer, he inquired: Who is the person who uttered these words? The people remained silent. He asked again: Who is the person who said these words? He has not said anything bad. The man submitted: O Messenger of Allah! It was me. When I came, I was out of breath, so I said these words. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I saw twelve angels rushing towards them, as to who would take them up.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d Sa’idi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The space between the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) prayer place and the wall was enough for a goat to pass through.

Yazid bin Abu Ubaid narrates that he used to come to perform the Duha prayer with Sayyiduna Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to try to go towards that pillar which is before the Mushaf, and he used to perform prayer near it. I used to say to him that you will not perform prayer here, and I would point towards some other corner of the mosque. Then he would say: I have seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he used to perform prayer at this place with special care.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“There are two moments in which the supplication of the one who supplicates is accepted: when the prayer is established and when the ranks are formed in the way of Allah.”

Ikrimah narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him): I am astonished at an elderly man who, while leading us in the Zuhr prayer, said twenty-two takbirs. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas said: It is the Sunnah of Sayyiduna Abul Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him).