It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was asked about the times of prayers, so he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "The time for the Fajr prayer is from the appearance of dawn until sunrise," then he mentioned the times for all the prayers. Then he said that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: "I performed eight rak‘ahs (the first prayer—Dhuhr—and ‘Asr) with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah." The narrator stated: Jabir bin Zaid was asked about the prayer of a traveler, so he said: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that he traveled with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) from Madinah to Makkah; all of them, from the time they departed Madinah until they returned from Makkah, during the journey and while staying in Makkah, would perform two rak‘ahs (qasr prayer). And Sayyidah ‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to perform two rak‘ahs of prayer in Makkah before the migration; when he came to Madinah, four rak‘ahs were made obligatory upon him, and his prayer in Makkah (two rak‘ahs) was prescribed for the traveler.

Abu Rafi’ narrated: I prayed the ‘Isha prayer behind Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), and he recited Surah Al-Inshiqaq and performed a prostration of recitation in it. I said: Abu Hurairah! What is this prostration? He replied: I performed this prostration behind Abu Al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him), so I will continue to perform this prostration until I meet him.

Abu Rafi' narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) perform a prostration in Surah Al-Inshiqaq, so I said to him: Do you perform a prostration in this (Surah)? He replied: I saw my beloved (the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) perform a prostration in it, so I will continue to perform a prostration in it until I meet him.

Shu’bah, may Allah have mercy on him, narrated with this same chain, he said: I said: The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), he said: The Prophet ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "When any one of you waits for prayer while sitting on his prayer place, he is considered to be in prayer, and the angels say: O Allah! Forgive him, have mercy on him, (this continues) until he gets up and leaves or commits a bad hadath." It was asked: What is a bad hadath? He said: "That he passes wind audibly or silently."

Saeed bin Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Saeed Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) a narration similar to the previous hadith.

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "When any of you is in the state of prayer, he should neither spit in front of him nor to his right side, but under his left foot. If he cannot do so, and he did like this, he spat in his garment, then rubbed it."

Qasim bin Mehran Al-Qaisi narrated, I heard Abu Rafi’ narrating from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said: "When any of you is in prayer, he should not spit in front of him nor to his right side, but should spit under his left foot. If he cannot do so, then he should spit on the edge of his garment and do like this," and he rubbed his garment.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he (peace be upon him) said: "If any of you knew that when he prays with me, it is better for him than being called towards a fat, healthy goat or two fat, healthy goats, then he would surely do it (be present in the prayer). For what is in it is much greater for him."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Does any one of you not fear that if he raises his head before the Imam raises his head from prostration, Allah may turn his head into the head of a donkey or his appearance into the appearance of a donkey?"