It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade pecking in prostration like a crow (i.e., performing prostration hastily), and from spreading the arms in prostration like a beast, and also forbade that a person should reserve a particular spot in the mosque for himself as a camel does.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would perform rukū‘ (bowing) in such a manner that if water were poured on his back, it would remain (without flowing off).

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Your Prophet used to recite this supplication in bowing and prostration: "You are Pure with Your praises, I seek forgiveness from You and turn to You."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was in the state of bowing or prostration, he would recite this supplication: "You are pure with Your praises, I seek forgiveness from You and turn to You in repentance."

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a person gestures with his hand in his prayer, ten good deeds are written for him in return, that is, for each finger, one good deed is given."

Yahya bin Yazid Hanai says that I asked Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) about the shortened prayer (qasr), because when I traveled towards Kufa, I would perform two rak‘ahs (for Zuhr, Asr, and Isha) until I returned. He said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would travel a distance of three miles or three farsakhs, he would perform the shortened prayer. And in one narration, it is mentioned that he would perform two rak‘ahs. The narrator of the hadith, Imam Shu‘bah, was uncertain whether it was miles or farsakhs.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would pass by a pot, he would take out a bone with meat on it and gnaw the meat from it, then he would pray without performing ablution, nor would he even touch water. And in one narration it is mentioned: He neither performed ablution nor rinsed his mouth.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not use to pray in our sheets.

Abu Muhammad Rashid Hammani says: I saw Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) wearing a red leather garment, and he said: In the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), we used to have cloaks of this kind; we would wear them and also pray in them.

Sayyiduna Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to narrate to us (reports) about the Children of Israel for most of the night, and would stand (in prayer) only for the greatness of the prayer.