It is narrated from Sayyiduna Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered us to respond to the imam's salam, to love one another, and to greet one another with salam. This hadith has a sahih chain, and Sa'id bin Bashir was the imam of the people of Syria in his time, but the two Shaykhs did not record it because of the weakness of his memory (as Abu Mushir described), although a narrator like him is not abandoned for so small a matter.

Al-Azraq bin Qays says: An imam of ours whose kunyah was Abu Rimthah led us in prayer, and he said: I prayed this prayer, or a prayer like it, with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Sayyiduna Abu Bakr and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to stand in the first row on his right. A man had caught the opening takbir of the prayer. When the Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had finished the prayer and given the salam to his right and to his left, until we could see the whiteness of his blessed cheek, he (peace and blessings be upon him) then turned around just as Abu Rimthah (meaning the narrator himself) turned. Then the man who had caught the opening takbir stood up to pray (Sunnah or voluntary prayers). Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) leapt to him, took hold of his shoulder and shook him, then said: Sit down, for the People of the Book were destroyed only because there was no separation between their prayers. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his blessed gaze and said: "O son of al-Khattab, Allah has guided you to (what is right)." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no (complete) prayer for one whose nose does not touch the ground." This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, while Shu'bah narrated it from Asim as a statement of the Companion (mawquf).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) (as his own statement) that he said: There is no (complete) prayer for one whose nose does not touch the ground.

Amir bin Sa'd narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered placing both hands (on the ground) and keeping both feet upright (on the toes) in prayer. This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and this hadith is also established as sahih on Imam Muslim's condition with clearer wording than this:

Amir bin Sa'd bin Malik narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered placing both palms (on the ground) and keeping both feet upright in prayer.

Abu Salih says: I was with Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) when a young relative of hers with long hair came in and stood up to pray, and he began to blow (to clear the dust from the place of prostration). She said: My son, do not blow, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say to a black slave of ours: "O Rabah, let your face get dusty (that is, do not brush the dust away)." This hadith has a sahih chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Samurah bin Jundub (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade istifaz in prayer (that is, prostrating restlessly or not resting the limbs fully on the ground). This hadith is sahih on the condition of Imam Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) relates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head from prostration, he would make this supplication: 'Rabbighfir li' (O my Lord, forgive me). This hadith is sahih on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) relates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make this supplication between the two prostrations: 'Allahumma-ghfir li warhamni, wajburni warfa'ni wahdini warzuqni' (O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, make up for my (losses), raise my rank, guide me and grant me provision). This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, but the two Shaykhs did not record it, and Abu al-Ala' Kamil bin al-Ala' is among the narrators whose hadith is collected (for use as evidence) among the Kufans.