It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: 'The tasbih is for men and clapping is for women.'"

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "The tasbih is for men and clapping is for women."

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "I had certain times when I used to come to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ). When I came to him I would ask for permission to enter. If I found him praying he would clear his throat and I would enter, and if I found him free he would give me permission (to enter)."

It was narrated that 'Ali said: "I had two times when I would enter upon the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), one at night and one during the day. When I entered at night he would clear his throat (to tell me to come in)."

'Abdullah bin Nujayy narrated that his father said: "Ali said to me: 'I was so close to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), closer than anyone else. I used to come to him at the end of every night, before dawn, and say: "As-salamu 'alayka ya Nabiyy Allah (Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah)." If he cleared his throat I would go back to my family, otherwise I would enter upon him.'"

It was narrated from Mutarrif that his father said: "I came to the Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) when he was praying, and there was a sound coming from his chest like the sound of water boiling," meaning, he was weeping.

It was narrated that Abu Ad-Darda' said: "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stood praying, and we heard him say: 'I seek refuge with Allah from you.' Then he said: 'I curse you with the curse of Allah (SWT),' three times and stretched out his hand as if to take something. When he finished praying we said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we heard you say something in your prayer that we have never heard you say before, and we saw you stretch out your hand.' He said: 'The enemy of Allah (SWT), Iblis, came with a brand of fire to throw it in my face, so I said: I seek refuge with Allah from you three times, then I wanted to take hold of him. By Allah (SWT), were it not for the prayer of our brother Sulaiman, he would have been tied up this morning for the children of Al-Madinah to play with him.'"

It was narrated from Abu Salamah that: Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) stood up to pray and we stood up with him. A Bedouin said- while he was praying- 'O Allah, have mercy on me and Muhammad and do not have mercy on anyone else.' When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said the Salam, he said to the Bedouin: 'You have limited something vast," meaning the mercy of Allah (SWT)."

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that: A Bedouin entered the masjid and prayed two rak'ahs, then he said: "O Allah, have mercy on me and on Muhammad and do not have mercy on anyone else." The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said: "You have limited something vast."

It was narrated that Mu'awiyah bin Al-Hakam As-Sulami said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), we were recently in a state of ignorance, then Allah (SWT) brought Islam. Some men among us follow omens.' He said: 'That is something that they find in their own hearts; it should not deter them from going ahead.' I said: 'And some men among us go to fortune tellers.' He said: 'Do not go to them.' He said: 'Some men among us draw lines.' He said: 'One of the Prophets used to draw lines. So whoever is in accord with his drawing of lines, then so it is.'" He said: "While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), a man sneezed and I said: 'Yarhamuk-Allah (May Allah have mercy on you).' The people glared at me and I said: 'May my mother be bereft of me, why are you looking at me?' The people struck their hands against their thighs, and when I saw that they were telling me to be quiet, I fell silent. When the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) finished, he called me. May my father and mother be ransomed for him, he neither did hit me nor rebuke me nor revile me. I have never seen a better teacher than him, before or after. He said: 'This prayer of ours is not the place for ordinary human speech, rather it is glorification and magnification of Allah (SWT), and reciting Qur'an.' Then I went out to a flock of sheep of mine that was tended by a slave woman of mine beside Uhud and Al-Jawwaniyyah, and I found that the wolf had taken one of the sheep. I am a man from the sons of Adam and I get upset as they get upset. So I slapped her. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) and told him what happened. He regarded that as a serious action on my part. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), should I set her free?' He said: 'Call her.' The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) said to her: 'Where is Allah (SWT), the Mighty and Sublime?' She said: 'Above the heavens.' He said: 'And who am I?' She said: 'The Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).' He said: 'She is a believer, set her free.'"