Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you performs ablution (wudu) in his house and then comes to the mosque, he remains in a state of prayer until he returns, so let him not do like this (with his fingers)"; and he (peace and blessings be upon him) interlaced his fingers to show them. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Ka'b bin Ujrah (may Allah be pleased with him): "When you have performed ablution (wudu) and entered the mosque, do not interlace your fingers (tashbik)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you are in the mosque, do not hold your fingers like this (interlaced with one another)."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you enters the mosque, let him send salutations upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: 'O Allah, open for me the gates of Your mercy.' And when he goes out, let him send salutations upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: 'O Allah, protect me from the accursed Satan.'" This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the prayer while the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was leading us in prayer. When he reached the row he said: "O Allah, grant me the best of what You grant Your righteous servants." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had completed the prayer, he asked: "Who was the one who spoke just now?" The man said: "It was I, O Messenger of Allah." So he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then your horse will be slain and you will be martyred in the path of Allah." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he would say: "O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, from his blowing (arrogance), his spitting (evil poetry) and his prodding (madness and insanity)." The chain of this hadith is sahih (authentic), and Imam Bukhari cited Ata' bin al-Sa'ib as a supporting narrator.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" aloud (jahr). Imam al-Hakim says: This chain is sahih (authentic) and there is no hidden defect ('illah) in it; Bukhari and Muslim used its narrators as evidence, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when Jibril (peace be upon him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful", he (peace and blessings be upon him) would understand that this was a (new) surah. This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not know that a surah had ended until "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" was revealed. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Muslims would not know that a surah was complete until "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful" was revealed; when it was revealed, they would know that the surah had been completed. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.