It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man entered the mosque and performed prayer, then he came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and greeted him with salam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied to the salam and said: Go back and perform the prayer again, for you have not performed the prayer. He went back and did the same thing three times. Finally, he said: By the One Who has sent you with the truth! I cannot perform it better than this, so please teach me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you stand for prayer, say Allahu Akbar, then recite from the Qur’an whatever is easy for you, then bow (ruku‘) until you are at ease in the bowing position, then prostrate (sujud) until you are at ease in the prostration, when you rise from ruku‘, stand straight until you are standing upright, then prostrate until you are at ease in the prostration, then rise from prostration and sit until you are at ease in the sitting position, then do this throughout your entire prayer.