I asked Abu Zakariya al-Anbari (and he narrated it to us from Abu Abdullah al-Bushanji) about hadhf (shortening) in the salam. He said: It means not to draw out the salam, but to keep it short.

I asked Abu Zakariya al-Anbari (and he narrated it to us from Abu Abdullah al-Bushanji) about hadhf (shortening) in the salam. He said: It means not to draw out the salam, but to keep it short.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate after the prayer: 'Allahumma inni a'udhu bika min al-kufri wal-faqri wa 'adhabil-qabr' (O Allah, I seek refuge in You from disbelief, poverty and the punishment of the grave). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, for he used this very chain as evidence for: "There will be a tribulation in which the one sitting is better than the one standing", but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were commanded to say Subhan Allah 33 times, Alhamdulillah 33 times and Allahu Akbar 34 times after every prayer. He said: A man from the Ansar saw in a dream someone saying to him: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) command you to glorify Allah in such and such a way? He said: Yes. He said: Then make each of them 25, and include the tahlil (La ilaha illallah) among them. When morning came, he came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then do so." This hadith has an authentic chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it with this wording; they recorded the narration of Abu Hurayrah, in which there is no mention of the dream or this addition.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite the Mu'awwidhat (Surah al-Falaq and Surah al-Nas) after every prayer." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever prays in a single garment, let him tie it around his waist, and do not wrap yourselves (without tying it) as the Jews do." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record the manner of praying in a single garment.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade letting the garment hang down (in the prayer) and a man covering his mouth. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record the mention of covering the mouth in the prayer.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a military expedition. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up to pray. I had only a single cloak on me; I tried to cross its two ends over my shoulders in opposite directions and held it firmly so that it would not fall. Then I stood on the left side of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) took me by the hand, turned me around and made me stand on his right side. Then Ibn Sakhr came and stood on his left side, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) took both of us by the hand and made us stand behind him. Jabir said: the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was watching me and I was not aware of it; then I realised, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) signalled to me to tie the cloak around me as a waist-wrapper. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, he said: "O Jabir!" I said: Labbayk, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "If the garment is wide, cross its ends (over the shoulders) in opposite directions, and if it is narrow, tie it around your waist." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna al-Muttalib bin Abi Wada'ah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he finished his tawaf, come to one edge of the area of circumambulation and pray two rak'ahs, with no one (as a barrier) between him and those performing tawaf. This hadith is sahih (authentic), and Imam Bukhari mentioned in his al-Tarikh that Sayyiduna al-Muttalib saw the Prophet.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying when a goat began to pass in front of him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) moved forward towards the qiblah until he pressed his stomach against the qiblah (wall) (so that it would pass behind him). This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.