Azraq bin Qais says: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he would support himself with his hands to stand up in prayer. I said: Abu Abdur Rahman! What is this manner? He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he too would support himself with his hands to stand up in prayer.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them), he says: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) went out to visit a sick person, and I was with him. When he reached him, (he saw that) he was praying on a piece of wood and (while prostrating) he was placing his forehead on it. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gestured towards it and threw the wood away. He then took a cushion, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Remove it. If you have the strength to prostrate on the ground, then fine; otherwise, pray by making gestures, and bow lower for prostration than for bowing."

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Prayer consists of three parts: one third is purification, one third is bowing (ruku'), and one third is prostration (sujood). Whoever performs the prayer as it should be performed, the rest of his deeds will also be accepted, and whoever's prayer is rejected, the rest of his deeds will also be rendered void."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: one is the false dawn, in which the light rises upwards like the tail of a wolf, not spreading horizontally; and the other is the (true) dawn, in which the light spreads horizontally, not vertically."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: one is the false dawn, in which the light rises upwards like the tail of a wolf, not spreading horizontally; and the other is the (true) dawn, in which the light spreads horizontally, not vertically."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: one is the false dawn, in which the light rises upwards like the tail of a wolf, not spreading horizontally; and the other is the (true) dawn, in which the light spreads horizontally, not vertically."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: one is the false dawn, in which the light rises upwards like the tail of a wolf, not spreading horizontally; and the other is the (true) dawn, in which the light spreads horizontally, not vertically."

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: one is the false dawn, in which the light rises upwards like the tail of a wolf, not spreading horizontally; and the other is the (true) dawn, in which the light spreads horizontally, not vertically."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There are two types of dawn: (1) The (true) dawn, in which eating (the pre-dawn meal) becomes forbidden and performing the (Fajr) prayer becomes permissible; and (2) The (false) dawn, in which performing the (Fajr) prayer is forbidden and eating (the pre-dawn meal) is permissible."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) intended to prostrate, he would say "Allahu Akbar," then he would prostrate, and when he intended to rise after sitting in the middle (Qa'dah), he would say "Allahu Akbar," then he would rise.