It was narrated from 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad that they entered upon 'Abdullah and he said: "Have those who are behind you offered prayers?" They said: "Yes." He stood between them and put one of them on his right and the other on his left, then we bowed and we put our hands on our knees. He struck our hands, then he put his hands together and placed them between his thighs. When he had completed his prayers, he said: "This is what the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) did."

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِىُّ أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ وَالأَسْوَدِ أَنَّهُمَا دَخَلاَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَصَلَّى مَنْ خَلْفَكُمْ قَالاَ نَعَمْ. فَقَامَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَجَعَلَ أَحَدَهُمَا عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَالآخَرَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ ثُمَّ رَكَعْنَا فَوَضَعْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا عَلَى رُكَبِنَا فَضَرَبَ أَيْدِيَنَا ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَعَلَهُمَا بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ هَكَذَا فَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Mus'ab bin Sa'd said: "I prayed beside my father and I put my hands between my knees. My father said to me: 'Put your hands on your knees.' Then I did that again, and he struck my hands and said: 'We were forbidden to do that, and we were commanded to place our palms on our knees."'

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِىُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لِقُتَيْبَةَ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ عَنْ أَبِى يَعْفُورٍ عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِى قَالَ وَجَعَلْتُ يَدَىَّ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَىَّ فَقَالَ لِى أَبِى اضْرِبْ بِكَفَّيْكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ. قَالَ ثُمَّ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَضَرَبَ يَدَىَّ وَقَالَ إِنَّا نُهِينَا عَنْ هَذَا وَأُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَضْرِبَ بِالأَكُفِّ عَلَى الرُّكَبِ.

Abu Az-Zubair narrated that he heard Tawus say to Ibn 'Abbas concerning sitting on the heels: "It is Sunnah." We said: "It is hard on a person." Ibn 'Abbas said: "Rather it is the Sunnah of your Prophet (s.a.w)."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى اللَّفْظِ - قَالاَ جَمِيعًا أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَاوُسًا يَقُولُ قُلْنَا لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِى الإِقْعَاءِ عَلَى الْقَدَمَيْنِ فَقَالَ هِىَ السُّنَّةُ. فَقُلْنَا لَهُ إِنَّا لَنَرَاهُ جَفَاءً بِالرَّجُلِ. فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بَلْ هِىَ سُنَّةُ نَبِيِّكَ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-.

It was narrated that Mu'awiyah bin AI-Hakam As-Sulami said: "While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), a man among the people sneezed and I said: 'Yarhamuk Allah (may Allah have mercy on you).' The people glared at me and I said: 'May my mother be bereft of me! Why are you staring at me?' They started striking their hands on their thighs, and when I realized that they were telling me to be quiet, (I felt angry) but I kept quiet. When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) had completed his prayers - may my father and mother be sacrificed for him; by Allah I have never seen a better teacher or better teachings before or since; he did not rebuke me, hit me or revile me - he said: 'This prayer is not the right place for any of the people's speech, rather it is Tasbih, Takbir and recitation of Qur'an.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), I have only recently left Jahiliyyah behind. Allah has brought Islam, but among us are men who go to soothsayers.' He said: 'Do not go to them.' I said: 'And among us are men who follow omens.' He said: 'That is something that they find in their hearts. They should not let it stop them from doing anything.' I said: 'And among us are men who practice geomancy.' He said: 'One of the Prophets used to do that; if they do it as he did, then it is fine.'" Mu'awiyah said: "I had a slave woman who used to look after some sheep of mine in the region of Uhud and Al-Jawaniyyah. She went out one day and the wolf bad taken one of the sheep. I am a man from among the sons of Adam, and I get upset as they get upset, (and in my anger) I slapped her. I came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he regarded that as a grievous action on my part. I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, should I set her free? He said: "Bring her to me." So I brought her to him and he said to her: "Where is Allah?" She said: -Above the heavens." He said: 'Who am I?" She said: "You are the Messenger of Allah." He said: "Set her free, for she is a believer."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ - وَتَقَارَبَا فِى لَفْظِ الْحَدِيثِ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ الصَّوَّافِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ أَبِى مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ السُّلَمِىِّ قَالَ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُصَلِّى مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّهُ. فَرَمَانِى الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ وَاثُكْلَ أُمِّيَاهْ مَا شَأْنُكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَىَّ. فَجَعَلُوا يَضْرِبُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَى أَفْخَاذِهِمْ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ يُصَمِّتُونَنِى لَكِنِّى سَكَتُّ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَبِأَبِى هُوَ وَأُمِّى مَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَبْلَهُ وَلاَ بَعْدَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمًا مِنْهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا كَهَرَنِى وَلاَ ضَرَبَنِى وَلاَ شَتَمَنِى قَالَ « إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّلاَةَ لاَ يَصْلُحُ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ مِنْ كَلاَمِ النَّاسِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ التَّسْبِيحُ وَالتَّكْبِيرُ وَقِرَاءَةُ الْقُرْآنِ ». أَوْ كَمَا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّى حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِجَاهِلِيَّةٍ وَقَدْ جَاءَ اللَّهُ بِالإِسْلاَمِ وَإِنَّ مِنَّا رِجَالاً يَأْتُونَ الْكُهَّانَ. قَالَ « فَلاَ تَأْتِهِمْ ». قَالَ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَتَطَيَّرُونَ.قَالَ « ذَاكَ شَىْءٌ يَجِدُونَهُ فِى صُدُورِهِمْ فَلاَ يَصُدَّنَّهُمْ ». قَالَ ابْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ « فَلاَ يَصُدَّنَّكُمْ ». قَالَ قُلْتُ وَمِنَّا رِجَالٌ يَخُطُّونَ. قَالَ « كَانَ نَبِىٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ يَخُطُّ فَمَنْ وَافَقَ خَطَّهُ فَذَاكَ ». قَالَ وَكَانَتْ لِى جَارِيَةٌ تَرْعَى غَنَمًا لِى قِبَلَ أُحُدٍ وَالْجَوَّانِيَّةِ فَاطَّلَعْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَإِذَا الذِّيبُ قَدْ ذَهَبَ بِشَاةٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهَا وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِى آدَمَ آسَفُ كَمَا يَأْسَفُونَ لَكِنِّى صَكَكْتُهَا صَكَّةً فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَعَظَّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَىَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ « ائْتِنِى بِهَا ». فَأَتَيْتُهُ بِهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا « أَيْنَ اللَّهُ ». قَالَتْ فِى السَّمَاءِ. قَالَ « مَنْ أَنَا ». قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ. قَالَ « أَعْتِقْهَا فَإِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ ».

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "We used to greet the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) when he was offering Salat, and he would return the greeting. When we came back from being with An-Najashi (after the first emigration to Ethiopia), we greeted him and he did not respond. We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we used to greet you when you were in Salat and you would return the greeting.' He said: 'Indeed during the Salat one is engaged."'

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ وَأَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ - وَأَلْفَاظُهُمْ مُتَقَارِبَةٌ - قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ فِى الصَّلاَةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِى سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فِى الصَّلاَةِ فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا. فَقَالَ « إِنَّ فِى الصَّلاَةِ شُغُلاً ».

It was narrated that Zaid bin Arqam said: "We used to speak during the prayer; a man would speak to the one next to him while they were praying, until the verse was revealed: "...And stand before Allah with obedience and do not speak to others during the Salat Then we were commanded to remain silent and forbidden to speak."

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِى خَالِدٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ شُبَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِى عَمْرٍو الشَّيْبَانِىِّ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ قَالَ كُنَّا نَتَكَلَّمُ فِى الصَّلاَةِ يُكَلِّمُ الرَّجُلُ صَاحِبَهُ وَهُوَ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فِى الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ (وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ) فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّكُوتِ وَنُهِينَا عَنِ الْكَلاَمِ.

It was narrated that Jabir said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sent me (on an errand) as he was setting out towards Banu Al-Mustaliq. I came to him while he was praying atop his camel. I spoke to him, and he gestured to me with his hand like this" - Zuhair gestured with his hand - "then I spoke to him again and he gestured to me like this" - Zuhair gestured again with his hand, towards the ground. "I would hear him reciting, and he was gesturing with his head. When he had finished he said: 'What did you do with that for which I sent you? Nothing kept me from speaking to you except the fact that I was praying."' Zuhair said: "Abu Az-Zubair was sitting facing towards the Ka'bah, and Abu Az-Zubair gestured with his hand towards Banu Al-Mustaliq, and he gestured with his hand in a direction other than the Ka'bah."

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنِى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَهُوَ مُنْطَلِقٌ إِلَى بَنِى الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّى عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِى بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا - وَأَوْمَأَ زُهَيْرٌ بِيَدِهِ - ثُمَّ كَلَّمْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِى هَكَذَا - فَأَوْمَأَ زُهَيْرٌ أَيْضًا بِيَدِهِ نَحْوَ الأَرْضِ - وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُهُ يَقْرَأُ يُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ « مَا فَعَلْتَ فِى الَّذِى أَرْسَلْتُكَ لَهُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِى أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلاَّ أَنِّى كُنْتُ أُصَلِّى ». قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ جَالِسٌ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ إِلَى بَنِى الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى غَيْرِ الْكَعْبَةِ.

Abu Hurairah said "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'An 'Ifrit (demon) from among the jinn tried to catch me unawares yesterday, to interrupt my prayer. But Allah enabled me to defeat him and I grabbed him by the neck. I thought of tying him to one of the pillars in the Masjid, so that you could all have seen him this morning. Then I remembered the prayer of my brother Sulaiman: "...My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any other after me...", so Allah caused him (the jinn) to be defeated."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « إِنَّ عِفْرِيتًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ جَعَلَ يَفْتِكُ عَلَىَّ الْبَارِحَةَ لِيَقْطَعَ عَلَىَّ الصَّلاَةَ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمْكَنَنِى مِنْهُ فَذَعَتُّهُ فَلَقَدْ هَمَمْتُ أَنْ أَرْبِطَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِ سَارِيَةٍ مِنْ سَوَارِى الْمَسْجِدِ حَتَّى تُصْبِحُوا تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَجْمَعُونَ - أَوْ كُلُّكُمْ - ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ قَوْلَ أَخِى سُلَيْمَانَ رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِى وَهَبْ لِى مُلْكًا لاَ يَنْبَغِى لأَحَدٍ مِنْ بَعْدِى. فَرَدَّهُ اللَّهُ خَاسِئًا ». وَقَالَ ابْنُ مَنْصُورٍ شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ.

It was narrated that Abu Ad-Darda' said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stood up (to offer prayers) and we heard him saying: 'I seek refuge with Allah from you.' Then he said: 'I curse you with the curse of Allah' - (and he repeated it) three times, and he stretched out his hand as if to take something. When he had finished the prayers, we said: 'O Messenger of Allah, we heard you say something during the prayer that we have not heard you say before, and we saw you stretch out your hand.' He said: 'The enemy of Allah, Iblis, came with a brand of fire to throw it in my face, and I said: "I seek refuge with Allah from you," three times. Then I said: "I curse you with the curse of Allah," - three times but he did not go back. Then I wanted to seize him, and by Allah, were it not for the prayer of our brother Sulaiman, peace be upon him, this morning he would have been tied up and the children of the people of Al-Madinah would have played with him"'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ الْمُرَادِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ يَقُولُ حَدَّثَنِى رَبِيعَةُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِى إِدْرِيسَ الْخَوْلاَنِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى الدَّرْدَاءِ قَالَ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَمِعْنَاهُ يَقُولُ « أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ ». ثُمَّ قَالَ « أَلْعَنُكَ بِلَعْنَةِ اللَّهِ ». ثَلاَثًا. وَبَسَطَ يَدَهُ كَأَنَّهُ يَتَنَاوَلُ شَيْئًا فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ سَمِعْنَاكَ تَقُولُ فِى الصَّلاَةِ شَيْئًا لَمْ نَسْمَعْكَ تَقُولُهُ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ وَرَأَيْنَاكَ بَسَطْتَ يَدَكَ. قَالَ « إِنَّ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ إِبْلِيسَ جَاءَ بِشِهَابٍ مِنْ نَارٍ لِيَجْعَلَهُ فِى وَجْهِى فَقُلْتُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ. ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ أَلْعَنُكَ بِلَعْنَةِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ فَلَمْ يَسْتَأْخِرْ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ أَرَدْتُ أَخْذَهُ وَاللَّهِ لَوْلاَ دَعْوَةُ أَخِينَا سُلَيْمَانَ لأَصْبَحَ مُوثَقًا يَلْعَبُ بِهِ وِلْدَانُ أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ ».

It was narrated from Abu Qatadah that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to offer prayers carrying Umamah bint Zainab bint Rasullullah (s.a.w) who was the daughter of Abu AI-As bin Ar-Rabi'. When he stood up he picked her up, and when he prostrated he put her down.

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ بْنِ قَعْنَبٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمَالِكٍ حَدَّثَكَ عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الزُّرَقِىِّ عَنْ أَبِى قَتَادَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يُصَلِّى وَهُوَ حَامِلٌ أُمَامَةَ بِنْتَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَلأَبِى الْعَاصِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَإِذَا قَامَ حَمَلَهَا وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَهَا قَالَ يَحْيَى قَالَ مَالِكٌ نَعَمْ.