Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: One day the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, and the iqamah for prayer had already been pronounced. The rows had been straightened, until when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood at his prayer place and we were waiting for him to say the takbir, he went back. He said: Remain in your places. Then he went into the house and stayed there for a while, then he came back to us, and water was dripping from his head. He had performed ghusl. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) These two actions took place on two different occasions. On one occasion, the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went, said the takbir, then remembered that he was in a state of janabah. Then he went out, performed ghusl, then came back and led them in prayer anew. While on the other occasion, he came, and when he stood to say the takbir, he remembered that he was in a state of janabah—this he remembered before saying the takbir. He went, performed ghusl, then came back and led them in prayer. In this way, there remains no contradiction or difference between the two narrations.

Sayyiduna Ali bin Taliq Hanafi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person passes wind during prayer, he should go back, perform ablution, and repeat the prayer. And do not have intercourse with women in their back passage." The narrator did not mention the words "then he should repeat his prayer"—only the narrator named Jaleel has reported these words. This was stated by Imam Abu Hatim. And in this is evidence that it is not permissible for a person who has lost his ablution to continue building upon his prayer.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "When a person's ablution breaks during prayer, he should hold his nose and return (i.e., leave the prayer)."

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a person's ablution breaks during prayer, he should hold his nose and then return."

Sayyiduna Miswar bin Yazid Asadi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he was reciting during the prayer. He left out a portion in the middle which he did not recite. (After the prayer) a man said to him: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! You left out such and such verse. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked: Why did you not remind me of it?

Sayyiduna Miswar bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when he left out a verse while reciting during prayer. (After the prayer) a man said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! You left out a verse. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Why did you not remind me? He replied: I thought perhaps it had been abrogated. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: It has not been abrogated.

Salim bin Abdullah narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was performing a prayer. During it, he experienced doubt. When he finished the prayer, he said to my father, "Were you with us (in the prayer)?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, "Then why did you not prompt me?"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Previously, during prayer, we used to greet the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, and he would reply to our salam. The narrator says: This used to happen during prayer. Then, when we came from the land of Abyssinia (to Madinah Munawwarah), I greeted the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam while he was praying, but he did not reply to me. Various apprehensions came to my mind. I sat down until the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) completed his prayer. Then I submitted to him: Previously, you used to reply to our salam. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Allah, the Exalted, can make a new decision as He wills, and He has made a new decision regarding this matter: Do not speak during prayer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Previously, we used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with salam. At that time, when he was performing prayer, he would reply to our salam. This was before we came (to Madinah Munawwarah) from the land of Abyssinia. When we returned from Najashi, I presented myself before him. He was performing prayer at that time. I greeted him with salam, but he did not reply to my salam. Various apprehensions came to my mind. I sat down waiting for him. When he completed the prayer, I submitted: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! I greeted you with salam while you were performing prayer, but you did not reply to my salam. (In one narration, these words are mentioned:) Previously, you used to reply to salam. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Allah, the Exalted, can make a new decision as He wills, and He has now given a new command: we will not speak during prayer.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), previously, one of us would converse with his companion during prayer about some need of his, until this verse was revealed: "Guard strictly the prayers, especially the middle prayer, and stand before Allah with devotion." So we were commanded to remain silent (during prayer). (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The words narrated from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him): "In the blessed era of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), we used to be such that one of us would converse with his companion during prayer," have caused a scholar to misunderstand that the incident of the abrogation of speaking during prayer occurred in Madinah Munawwarah, because Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) belonged to the Ansar. However, this is not the case; the incident of the abrogation of speaking during prayer occurred in Makkah, at the time when Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and his companions returned from Abyssinia. The narration from Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) can have two meanings: one possibility is that it may be inferred that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the Islam of Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) migrated to Madinah Munawwarah, when Sayyiduna Mus'ab bin Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) used to teach them the Qur'an and religious rulings. At that time, conversing during prayer was permissible in both Makkah Mukarramah and Madinah Munawwarah. So, at that time, some of the Ansar in Madinah Munawwarah had accepted Islam. This was before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) migrated to Madinah Munawwarah; at that time, one of them would converse with his companion during prayer. This was before the abrogation of speaking during prayer, so Sayyiduna Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned the incident of their prayer during those days. This should not be understood to mean that the incident of the abrogation of speaking during prayer occurred in Madinah Munawwarah. The second possibility is that by these words, he meant the Ansar and other people, who used to do so before the abrogation of speaking during prayer. Just as a person says in his language, "So we did this," whereas what is meant is that some people did so, not that everyone did so.