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The qunut [supplication before going down for prostration] used to be recited in the Maghrib and the
Fajr prayers.

One day we were praying behind the Prophet. When he raised his head from bowing, he said, “Sami`a
l-lahu liman hamidah.” A man behind him said, “Rabbana wa laka l-hamdu, hamdan kathiran taiyiban
mubarakan fihi” (O our Lord! All the praises are for You, many good and blessed praises). When the
Prophet completed the prayer, he asked, “Who has said these words?” The man replied, “I.” The
Prophet said, “I saw over thirty angels competing to write it first.” Prophet rose (from bowing) and
stood straight till all the vertebrae of his spinal column came to a natural position.

Anas used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) and while demonstrating, he used to raise his
head from bowing and stand so long that we would say that he had forgotten (the prostration).

The bowing, the prostrations, the period of standing after bowing and the interval between the two
prostrations of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to be equal in duration .

Abu Qilaba said, “Malik bin Huwairith used to demonstrate to us the prayer of the Prophet (ﷺ) at times
other than that of the compulsory prayers. So (once) he stood up for prayer and performed a perfect
Qiyam (standing and reciting from the Holy Qur’an) and then bowed and performed bowing perfectly;
then he raised his head and stood straight for a while.” Abu Qilaba added, “Malik bin Huwairith in
that demonstration prayed like this Sheikh of ours, Abu Yazid.” Abu, Yazid used to sit (for a while)
on raising his head from the second prostration before getting up.

Abu Huraira used to say Takbir in all the prayers, compulsory and optional — in the month of
Ramadan or other months. He used to say Takbir on standing for prayer and on bowing; then he
would say, “Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah,” and before prostrating he would say “Rabbana wa laka lhamd.”
Then he would say Takbir on prostrating and on raising his head from the prostration, then
another Takbir on prostrating (for the second time), and on raising his head from the prostration. He
also would say the Takbir on standing from the second rak`a. He used to do the same in every rak`a
till he completed the prayer. On completion of the prayer, he would say, “By Him in Whose Hands my
soul is! No doubt my prayer is closer to that of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) than yours, and this was His prayer till
he left this world.”

“O Allah! Save Al-Walid bin Al-Walid and Salama bin Hisham and
`Aiyash bin Abi Rabi`a and the weak and the helpless people among the faithful believers O Allah! Be
hard on the tribe of Mudar and let them suffer from famine years like that of the time of Joseph.” In
those days the Eastern section of the tribe of Mudar was against the Prophet.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) fell from a horse and the right side of his body was injured. We went to inquire about
his health meanwhile it was time for the prayer and he led the prayer sitting and we also prayed while
sitting. On completion of the prayer he said, “The Imam is to be followed; say Takbir when he says it;
bow when he bows; rise when he rises and when he says “Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah,” say,
“Rabbana wa laka l-hamd”, and prostrate if he prostrates.” Sufyan narrated the same from Ma`mar.
Ibn Juraij said that his (the Prophet’s) right leg had been injured.

The people said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?” He replied,
“Do you have any doubt in seeing the full moon on a clear (not cloudy) night?” They replied, “No, O
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)!” He said, “Do you have any doubt in seeing the sun when there are no clouds?” They
replied in the negative. He said, “You will see Allah (your Lord) in the same way. On the Day of
Resurrection, people will be gathered and He will order the people to follow what they used to
worship. So some of them will follow the sun, some will follow the moon, and some will follow other
deities; and only this nation (Muslims) will be left with its hypocrites. Allah will come to them and
say, ‘I am Your Lord.’ They will say, ‘We shall stay in this place till our Lord comes to us and when
our Lord will come, we will recognize Him. Then Allah will come to them again and say, ‘I am your
Lord.’ They will say, ‘You are our Lord.’ Allah will call them, and As-Sirat (a bridge) will be laid
across Hell and I (Muhammad) shall be the first amongst the Apostles to cross it with my followers.
Nobody except the Apostles will then be able to speak and they will be saying then, ‘O Allah! Save us.
O Allah Save us.’
There will be hooks like the thorns of Sa’dan [??] in Hell. Have you seen the thorns of Sa’dan [??]?”
The people said, “Yes.” He said, “These hooks will be like the thorns of Sa’dan [??] but nobody except
Allah knows their greatness in size and these will entangle the people according to their deeds; some
of them will fall and stay in Hell forever; others will receive punishment (torn into small pieces) and
will get out of Hell, till when Allah intends mercy on whomever He likes amongst the people of Hell,
He will order the angels to take out of Hell those who worshipped none but Him alone. The angels
will take them out by recognizing them from the traces of prostrations, for Allah has forbidden the
(Hell) fire to eat away those traces. So they will come out of the Fire, it will eat away from the whole
of the human body except the marks of the prostrations. At that time they will come out of the Fire as
mere skeletons. The Water of Life will be poured on them and as a result they will grow like the seeds
growing on the bank of flowing water.
Then when Allah had finished from the Judgments amongst his creations, one man will be left
between Hell and Paradise and he will be the last man from the people of Hell to enter paradise. He
will be facing Hell, and will say, ‘O Allah! Turn my face from the fire as its wind has dried me and its
steam has burnt me.’ Allah will ask him, “Will you ask for anything more in case this favor is granted
to you?’ He will say, “No by Your (Honor) Power!” And he will give to his Lord (Allah) what he will
of the pledges and the covenants. Allah will then turn his face from the Fire. When he will face
Paradise and will see its charm, he will remain quiet as long as Allah will. He then will say, ‘O my
Lord! Let me go to the gate of Paradise.’ Allah will ask him, ‘Didn’t you give pledges and make
covenants (to the effect) that you would not ask for anything more than what you requested at first?’
He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched, amongst Your creatures.’ Allah will say,
‘If this request is granted, will you then ask for anything else?’ He will say, ‘No! By Your Power! I
shall not ask for anything else.’ Then he will give to his Lord what He will of the pledges and the
covenants.
Allah will then let him go to the gate of Paradise. On reaching then and seeing its life, charm, and
pleasure, he will remain quiet as long as Allah wills and then will say, ‘O my Lord ! Let me enter
Paradise.’ Allah will say, May Allah be merciful unto you, O son of Adam! How treacherous you are!
Haven’t you made covenants and given pledges that you will not ask for anything more that what you
have been given?’ He will say, ‘O my Lord! Do not make me the most wretched amongst Your
creatures.’ So Allah will laugh and allow him to enter Paradise and will ask him to request as much as
he likes. He will do so till all his desires have been fulfilled . Then Allah will say, ‘Request more of
such and such things.’ Allah will remind him and when all his desires and wishes; have been fulfilled,
Allah will say “All this is granted to you and a similar amount besides.” Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri, said to
Abu Huraira, ‘Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “Allah said, ‘That is for you and ten times more like it.’ “Abu
Huraira said, “I do not remember from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) except (his saying), ‘All this is granted to you
and a similar amount besides.” Abu Sa`id said, “I heard him saying, ‘That is for you and ten times
more the like of it.”

Whenever the Prophet (ﷺ) used to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the
whiteness of his armpits was visible.