Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: My friend Abul Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him) advised me regarding three things: to fast three days every month; to perform ghusl on Friday; and to pray Witr before sleeping.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When a muezzin calls the adhan in any settlement, Allah Almighty protects that settlement from His punishment for that day."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) says: I performed prayer standing beside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was performing prayer behind us, and I was beside the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“A black dog, a donkey, and a woman break the prayer.”I asked Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him): What is special about a black dog among other dogs? He said: Nephew! I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the same as you have asked me, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“A black dog is a devil.”

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever performs twelve rak‘ahs of Duha prayer, Allah Almighty will build for him a palace of gold in Paradise."

Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) says: A man used to go to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) for some need of his, but Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) would not pay attention to him nor fulfill his need. So he met Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) and complained to him. He said to him: Bring a vessel for ablution and perform ablution, then go to the mosque, pray two rak‘ahs, then make this supplication:“O Allah, I ask You and turn to You by means of our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Prophet of mercy. O Muhammad, I turn by you to my Lord, my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, so that He may fulfill my need.”And mention your need, and come to me in the evening, I will go with you. The man went and did what Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) had said. Then he came to the door of Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him), so the doorkeeper came and took him to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him). He seated him on the mat and said: What is your need? He mentioned his need, so he fulfilled it for him. Then he said to him: You have not mentioned your need to me until now. Whatever work you have, come to me. Then the man left and went to Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) and said to him: May Allah reward you with good. He would not look at my need nor pay attention to it until you spoke to him. So Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) said: By Allah! I did not speak to him, but I was present with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) when a blind man came and complained about the loss of his sight. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to him:“Can you be patient?”He said: O Messenger of Allah! I have no one to guide me, and this is very difficult for me. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“Bring a vessel for ablution, perform ablution, then pray two rak‘ahs and make this supplication.”Sayyiduna Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah be pleased with him) says: By Allah! We had not yet parted, and our conversation had become lengthy, when that man came, and he had no difficulty, as if he had never had any.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us Istikhara just as he would teach us a surah from the Qur’an. He said:“When any of you intends to do something, he should say: ‘O Allah, I seek Your guidance by Your knowledge, and I seek ability by Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. For surely, You have power and I do not have power, and You know and I do not know, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah, if this matter is good for me in my religion, my worldly life, and the outcome of my affair, then decree it for me. And if other than this is better for me, then make good easy for me wherever it may be, and turn evil away from me wherever it may be, and make me content with Your decree.’”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, says: Before going to Habasha, during prayer we used to greet the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and he would reply to us. When we returned from Habasha, I greeted the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, but he did not reply. So whoever was near or far from me caught hold of me, and I said: Has any new command come regarding me? Or has something new appeared in me? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Ibn Mas'ud! It is not that. Allah creates whatever He wills from His commands. Now the new thing is that there should be no conversation during prayer."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When the (congregational) prayer is established, then there is no (other) prayer except this obligatory prayer."

Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Apart from the obligatory prayers, a person's prayer in his house is more virtuous than his prayer in this mosque of mine."