It was narrated from Muhammad bin Sirin, that Abu Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) led us in one of the afternoon prayers, either Zuhr or 'Asr, and he said the Taslim after two Rak'ah. Then he went to a date-palm trunk in the Qiblah of the Masjid and leaned against it, looking angry. Among the people were Abu Bakr and 'Umar, but they were too afraid to speak. The people left quickly, saying that the prayer had been shortened. Then Dhul-Yadain stood up and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, has the prayer been shortened or did you forget?' The Prophet (s.a.w) looked to his right and his left, then he said: 'What did Dhul-Yadain say?' They said: 'He is right, you only prayed two Rak'ah.' So he prayed two more Rak'ah and said the Taslim, then he said the Takbir and prostrated, then he said the Takbir and sat up, then he said the Takbir and prostrated, then he said Takbir and sat up." He said: "I was informed from 'Imran bin Husain that he said: "Then he said the Taslim (instead "and satup")."

حَدَّثَنِى عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ - قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ - حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ سِيرِينَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ صَلَّى بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِحْدَى صَلاَتَىِ الْعَشِىِّ إِمَّا الظُّهْرَ وَإِمَّا الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ فِى رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ أَتَى جِذْعًا فِى قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَاسْتَنَدَ إِلَيْهَا مُغْضَبًا وَفِى الْقَوْمِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ فَهَابَا أَنْ يَتَكَلَّمَا وَخَرَجَ سَرَعَانُ النَّاسِ قُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ فَقَامَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ أَمْ نَسِيتَ فَنَظَرَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَمِينًا وَشِمَالاً فَقَالَ « مَا يَقُولُ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ». قَالُوا صَدَقَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ إِلاَّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ. فَصَلَّى رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَسَلَّمَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ. قَالَ وَأُخْبِرْتُ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ وَسَلَّمَ.

It was narrated that Abu Sufyan, the freed slave of Ibn Abi Ahmad, said: "I heard Abu Hurairah say: 'The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) led us in praying 'Asr, then he said the Taslim after two Rak'ah. Dhul-Yadain stood up and said: "Has the prayer been shortened, O Messenger of Allah, or did you forget?" The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "Neither." He said: "One of them has happened, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) turned to the people and said: "Is Dhul-Yadain telling the truth?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) completed what was left of the prayer, then he prostrated twice while he was sitting, after saying the Taslim."'

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِى سُفْيَانَ مَوْلَى ابْنِ أَبِى أَحْمَدَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ صَلَّى لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- صَلاَةَ الْعَصْرِ فَسَلَّمَ فِى رَكْعَتَيْنِ فَقَامَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَقُصِرَتِ الصَّلاَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَمْ نَسِيتَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « كُلُّ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَكُنْ ». فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ بَعْضُ ذَلِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَأَقْبَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- عَلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ « أَصَدَقَ ذُو الْيَدَيْنِ ». فَقَالُوا نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَأَتَمَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- مَا بَقِىَ مِنَ الصَّلاَةِ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ بَعْدَ التَّسْلِيمِ.

It was narrated from 'Imran bin Husain that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) prayed Asr and said the Taslim after three Rak'ah, then he went into his house. A man called Al-Khirbaq, who had long arms, stood up and said: "O Messenger of Allah!" And he told him what he had done. He (s.a.w) came out looking angry, dragging his Rida', and when he reached the people he said: "Is this one telling the truth?" They said: "Yes." So he prayed one Rak'ah, then he said the Taslim, then he prostrated twice, then he said the Taslim.

وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِى قِلاَبَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الْمُهَلَّبِ عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- صَلَّى الْعَصْرَ فَسَلَّمَ فِى ثَلاَثِ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ مَنْزِلَهُ فَقَامَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ الْخِرْبَاقُ وَكَانَ فِى يَدَيْهِ طُولٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ. فَذَكَرَ لَهُ صَنِيعَهُ. وَخَرَجَ غَضْبَانَ يَجُرُّ رِدَاءَهُ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى النَّاسِ فَقَالَ « أَصَدَقَ هَذَا ». قَالُوا نَعَمْ. فَصَلَّى رَكْعَةً ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ سَجْدَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet (s.a.w) used to recite the Qur'an, and when he recited a Surah in which a prostration was required, he would prostrate, and we would prostrate with him, until some of us could not find any spot for his forehead.

حَدَّثَنِى زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانِ - قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِى نَافِعٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يَقْرَأُ الْقُرْآنَ فَيَقْرَأُ سُورَةً فِيهَا سَجْدَةٌ فَيَسْجُدُ وَنَسْجُدُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ بَعْضُنَا مَوْضِعًا لِمَكَانِ جَبْهَتِهِ.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) would recite Qur'an and reach a verse where a prostration is required, so he would prostrate with us, and we would crowd around him, until one of us could not find room to prostrate, (and this happened) at times other than prayer."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِى شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ رُبَّمَا قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- الْقُرْآنَ فَيَمُرُّ بِالسَّجْدَةِ فَيَسْجُدُ بِنَا حَتَّى ازْدَحَمْنَا عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى مَا يَجِدُ أَحَدُنَا مَكَانًا لِيَسْجُدَ فِيهِ فِى غَيْرِ صَلاَةٍ.

It was narrated from 'Abdullah that the Prophet (s.a.w) recited "By the star", and he prostrated during it, and those who were with him prostrated, except for an old man who took a handful of pebbles or dust and lifted it up to his forehead, and said: "This is sufficient for me." 'Abdullah said: "Later on we saw him slain as a disbeliever."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَبِى إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الأَسْوَدَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ (وَالنَّجْمِ) فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا وَسَجَدَ مَنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّ شَيْخًا أَخَذَ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى أَوْ تُرَابٍ فَرَفَعَهُ إِلَى جَبْهَتِهِ وَقَالَ يَكْفِينِى هَذَا. قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ لَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ بَعْدُ قُتِلَ كَافِرًا.

It was narrated from 'Ata' bin Yasar that he asked Zaid bin Thabit about reciting with the Imam. He said: "There is no recitation at all with the Imam." And he said that he recited: "By the star when it goes down (or vanishes)" to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), and he did not prostrate.

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى وَيَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَابْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرُونَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُصَيْفَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ قُسَيْطٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ زَيْدَ بْنَ ثَابِتٍ عَنِ الْقِرَاءَةِ مَعَ الإِمَامِ فَقَالَ لاَ قِرَاءَةَ مَعَ الإِمَامِ فِى شَىْءٍ. وَزَعَمَ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- (وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَى) فَلَمْ يَسْجُدْ.

It was narrated that Abu Rafi' said: "I prayed 'Isha' with Abu Hurairah and he recited: "When the heaven is split asunder" and prostrated during it. I said to him: 'What is this prostration?' He said: 'I did this prostration behind Abu AI-Qasim ~' and I will continue to do it until I meet him."'

وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَكْرٍ عَنْ أَبِى رَافِعٍ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ صَلاَةَ الْعَتَمَةِ فَقَرَأَ (إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ) فَسَجَدَ فِيهَا. فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا هَذِهِ السَّجْدَةُ فَقَالَ سَجَدْتُ بِهَا خَلْفَ أَبِى الْقَاسِمِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ بِهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ.وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُهَا.

It was narrated that Abu Rafi' said: "I saw Abu Hurairah prostrate during "When the heaven is split asunder" and I said: 'Do you prostrate in it?' He said: 'Yes, I saw my close friend ~ prostrating in it, and I will continue to prostrate in it until I meet him.'" Shu'bah said (in his narration): "I said: 'The Prophet (s.a.w)?' He said: 'Yes.'"

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِى مَيْمُونَةَ عَنْ أَبِى رَافِعٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَسْجُدُ فِى (إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْشَقَّتْ) فَقُلْتُ تَسْجُدُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ رَأَيْتُ خَلِيلِى -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَسْجُدُ فِيهَا فَلاَ أَزَالُ أَسْجُدُ فِيهَا حَتَّى أَلْقَاهُ. قَالَ شُعْبَةُ قُلْتُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم-. قَالَ نَعَمْ.

'Amir bin 'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair narrated that his father said: "When the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) sat during the prayer, he would put his left foot between his thigh and his shin, and rest his right foot (along the ground). He placed his left hand on his left knee, and he placed his right hand on his right thigh, and pointed with his finger.''

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رِبْعِىٍّ الْقَيْسِىُّ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِىُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ حَدَّثَنِى عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- إِذَا قَعَدَ فِى الصَّلاَةِ جَعَلَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُسْرَى بَيْنَ فَخِذِهِ وَسَاقِهِ وَفَرَشَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ.