It is narrated from Sayyiduna Talhah bin Ubaidullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man from among the people of Najd came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), his hair was disheveled, and his voice was humming but his words were not understood, until he came close to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). It was seen that he was asking about Islam, so the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "There are five prayers (obligatory) in the day and night." He said: Is there any prayer obligatory upon me besides these (five)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you offer voluntary prayers of your own accord." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "And the fasts of Ramadan (are obligatory)." He said: Are there any other fasts obligatory upon me besides these? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you keep voluntary fasts of your own accord." And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) mentioned Zakat, he asked: Is there anything else obligatory upon me besides this (Zakat)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "No, except that you give voluntary charity of your own accord." Then that man turned away saying: By Allah! I will neither add to these nor decrease from them. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "If he has spoken the truth, he has succeeded."

It is narrated from Ibn Muhairiz (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man from Banu Kinanah, Mukhdaaji, heard Abu Muhammad in Syria saying that Witr is obligatory. Mukhdaaji said: Then I went to Sayyiduna Ubadah bin As-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him). When I came face to face with him, he was going to the mosque. Then I told him what Abu Muhammad had said, so Ubadah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Abu Muhammad has spoken incorrectly. I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say that Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon His servants. So whoever brings them (on the Day of Judgment), not having neglected any of their rights out of disdain, then Allah has promised to admit him to Paradise. And whoever does not bring them, having neglected their rights out of disdain, then Allah has no promise with him. If He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will admit him to Paradise.

And with the same chain of narration, it is narrated from (Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Do you see my qiblah here? By Allah! Your humility and your bowing are not hidden from me; I see you from behind my back as well."

It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'minin Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that Abu Juham bin Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) presented to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) a Syrian cloak which had designs on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came to pray in it, then after the salam he said: "Return this cloak to Abu Juham, for I looked at its designs during the prayer and it nearly distracted me from my humility."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Offering prayer in this mosque of mine is better than a thousand prayers in other mosques, except for al-Masjid al-Haram."

And with this same chain (it is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Usama bin Zaid, Bilal, and Uthman bin Talhah al-Hajmi, may Allah be pleased with them, entered the Ka'bah. They closed the door and stayed inside. Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: Then when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came out, I asked Sayyiduna Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him: What did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, do inside? He replied: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, stood in such a way that there was one pillar on his left, two pillars on his right, and three pillars behind him. In those days, the House of Allah had six pillars. Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, performed prayer, and there was a distance of three hand spans between him and the wall.

And with the same chain of narration, it is narrated from (Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to go to Quba both on foot and riding.

It is narrated from Ali bin Abdur Rahman al-Ma'adi (Tabi'i) that Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw me (during prayer) and I was idly playing with pebbles. When I finished the prayer with salam, he forbade me and said: "Do as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do." I asked: "What did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do in this situation?" He replied: "When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sat in prayer, he would place his right palm on his right thigh, close all his fingers, and point with the finger next to the thumb (the index finger), and he would place his left palm on his left thigh."

And with the same chain of narration (from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both), it is narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw spit on the wall facing the qiblah, so he scraped it off (and cleaned it), then turned towards the people and said: "When any one of you prays, he should not spit in front of himself, because when he prays, Allah is in front of him."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the things women have invented nowadays, if the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had seen them, he would have forbidden them from (going to) the mosque, just as the women of Bani Israel were forbidden. Yahya (ibn Sa'id al-Ansari, the narrator) asked Umrah (bint Abd al-Rahman, may Allah have mercy on them): Were the women of Bani Israel forbidden? She replied: Yes!