Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted the curtain. The people were standing in rows behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Of the glad tidings of Prophethood, now only true dreams remain, which a Muslim sees or which are shown to him. Then he said: Beware, I have been forbidden from reciting (Qur'an) during bowing (ruku') or prostration (sajdah). As for bowing, then in it, declare the greatness of your Lord, and as for prostration, then in it, supplicate earnestly, for it is more likely that your supplication will be answered.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I performed prayer behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he went into bowing (ruku‘), he began to recite «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِیمِ» , and when he went into prostration (sajdah), he recited «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَی» .

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When this verse was revealed, "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great," the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Include it in your bowing (ruku’)." When this verse was revealed, "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High," the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You people should include it in your prostration (sujud)." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:): The name of the uncle of the narrator Musa bin Ayyub is Iyas bin Amir, and he is a trustworthy (thiqah) narrator from Egypt.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to recite this in bowing and prostration: "Free from all defects is He, the Most Holy, Lord of the angels and the Spirit (Jibreel)."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) lifted the curtain and saw that the people were standing in rows behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O people! Of the glad tidings of Prophethood, only true dreams remain, which a Muslim sees or which are shown to him. Then he said: Beware! I have been forbidden from reciting (Qur'an) in the state of bowing (ruku') or prostration (sajdah). As for bowing, glorify your Lord in it, and as for prostration, make supplication therein with earnestness. It is worthy that it will be answered for you.

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would go into bowing (ruku‘), he would recite: "O Allah! For You I have bowed, in You I have believed, for You I have submitted. You are my Lord. My hearing, my sight, my marrow, my bones, my tendons, and whatever my two feet support (that is, my entire being) is humbled before Allah, the Lord of all the worlds."

Thabit Banani narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him). He described to us the manner of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prayer, saying: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was performing prayer, and he would raise his head from bowing (ruku’), due to the length of his standing, we would think that perhaps he had forgotten (to go into prostration).

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would go into bowing (ruku‘), he would recite:“O Allah! I have bowed for You, I have believed in You, I have submitted to You. My hearing, my sight, my marrow, my bones, and my tendons are humbled before You.”When he would raise his head from bowing, he would recite:“Allah has heard the one who praised Him. O our Lord, all praise is due to You, as much as would fill the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, and as much as You will after that.”

Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would raise his head from bowing during prayer, he would recite: "O Allah! O our Lord! All praise is due to You, as much as would fill the heavens, as much as would fill the earth, and as much as would fill whatever else You will after that."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would finish reciting «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» , then he would recite this:“O our Lord! All praise is exclusively for You, as much as would fill the heavens, as much as would fill the earth, and as much as would fill whatever else You will after that. You are most deserving of praise and greatness. The statement most deserving of truth is what a servant has said. We are all Your servants (this servant has said this:) Whomever You grant, none can withhold from him, and whomever You do not grant, none can give to him, and the status of any person of status does not benefit him against Your will.”