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I reached the Prophet (ﷺ) in the mosque while he was bowing in prayer and I too bowed before joining the
row mentioned it to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said to me, “May Allah increase your love for the good. But do
not repeat it again (bowing in that way).

I offered the prayer with `Ali in Basra and he made us remember the prayer which we used to pray
with Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ). `Ali said Takbir on each rising and bowing.

When Abu Huraira led us in prayer he used to say Takbir on each bowing and rising. On the
completion of the prayer he used to say, “My prayer is more similar to the prayer of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
than that of anyone of you.”

`Imran bin Husain and I offered the prayer behind `Ali bin Abi Talib. When `Ali prostrated, he said
the Takbir, when he raised his head, he said the Takbir and when he got up for the third rak`a he said
the Takbir. On completion of the prayer `Imran took my hand and said, “This (i.e. `Ali) made me
remember the prayer of Muhammad” Or he said, “He led us in a prayer like that of Muhammad.”

I saw a person praying at Muqam-Ibrahim (the place of Abraham by the Ka`ba) and he was saying
Takbir on every bowing, rising, standing and sitting. I asked Ibn `Abbas (about this prayer). He
admonished me saying: “Isn’t that the prayer of the Prophet?”

The Qur’an is recited in every prayer and in those prayers in which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) recited aloud for
us, we recite aloud in the same prayers for you; and the prayers in which the Prophet (ﷺ) recited quietly,
we recite quietly. If you recite “Al-Fatiha” only it is sufficient but if you recite something else in
addition, it is better.

I prayed behind a Sheikh at Mecca and he said twenty two Takbirs (during the prayer). I told Ibn
`Abbas that he (i.e. that Sheikh) was foolish. Ibn `Abbas admonished me and said, “This is the
tradition of Abul-Qasim.”

The Prophet (ﷺ) set out with the intention of going to Suq `Ukaz (market of `Ukaz) along with some of his
companions. At the same time, a barrier was put between the devils and the news of heaven. Fire
commenced to be thrown at them. The Devils went to their people, who asked them, “What is wrong
with you?” They said, “A barrier has been placed between us and the news of heaven. And fire has
been thrown at us.” They said, “The thing which has put a barrier between you and the news of heaven
must be something which has happened recently. Go eastward and westward and see what has put a
barrier between you and the news of heaven.” Those who went towards Tuhama came across the
Prophet at a place called Nakhla and it was on the way to Suq `Ukaz and the Prophet (ﷺ) was offering the
Fajr prayer with his companions. When they heard the Qur’an they listened to it and said, “By Allah,
this is the thing which has put a barrier between us and the news of heaven.” They went to their people
and said, “O our people; verily we have heard a wonderful recital (Qur’an) which shows the true path;
we believed in it and would not ascribe partners to our Lord.” Allah revealed the following verses to
his Prophet (Sura ‘Jinn’) (72): “Say: It has been revealed to me.” And what was revealed to him was
the conversation of the Jinns.

Whenever Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer,
he said Takbir on starting the prayer and then on bowing. On rising from bowing he said, “Sami`a llahu
liman hamidah,” and then while standing straight he used to say, “Rabbana laka-l hamd” (Al-
Laith said, “(The Prophet (ﷺ) said), ‘Wa laka l-hamd’.” He used to say Takbir on prostrating and on raising
his head from prostration; again he would Say Takbir on prostrating and raising his head. He would
then do the same in the whole of the prayer till it was completed. On rising from the second rak`a
(after sitting for at-Tahiyyat), he used to say Takbir.

The Prophet (ﷺ) recited aloud in the prayers in which he was ordered to do so and quietly in the prayers in
which he was ordered to do so. “And your Lord is not forgetful.” “Verily there was a good example
for you in the ways of the Prophet.”