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What to be recited at the beginning of the prayer and at its end

 273. ´Aishah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam used to bein prayer with Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) and the recitation: ´´All praises be to Allah, the Rubb of the worlds.´´ When he bowed, he neither kept his head up nor lowered it down but kept it between these extremes. When he raised his head after ruku´, he did not prostrate himself until he stood straight; when he raised his head after Sujud (prostration) he did not prostrate himself again until he sat up straight. At the end of etwo Rak´ah, he recited the Tahiyyat, and he used to place his left foot flat (on the ground) and raise up the right; and he prohibited the devil´s way of sitting on the heels, and he forbade people to spread out their arms like a wild beast. And he used to finish the Salat (prayer) with the Taslim.

Raising hands in Salat

 272. Ibn ´Umar narrated: Whenever the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam stood up for prayer, he used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders, and then recite Takbir (Allahu Akbar). And when he was about to bow, he did the same; and when he raised himself from the Ruku´, he did the same. But he did not do the same when he raised his head from the Sujud.

The excellence of Dhikr on entering into Salat (prayer)

 271. Anas narrated: A man came in panting and entered the row (Of prayer) and said: ´´All praise be to Allah, much Praised and Blessed.´´ When the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam finished the Salat, he asked: ´´Who said these words?´´ The people remained silent. He (the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam) again said: ´´Who of you said these words? He did not say something wrong.´´ Then a man said, ´´I came in and run short of breath so I said them.´´ He replied. ´´I saw twelve angels racing as to who of them be the first to take them up to Allah.´´

The use of Siwak at every Salay (prayer)

 270. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´Had it not been for fear of making it difficult for the believers (or: my Ummah), I would have ordered them to use Siwak for every prayer.´´

Superiority of the first row

 268. Abu Hurairah narrated: Allah´s Messenger salla alayhi wa sallam said, ´´Where people to know (the excellence of) calling the Adhan and standing in the first row (in congegational prayers) and found no other way to get that except by drawing lots, they would draw lots; and were they know (the reward of) the Zuhr prayer (in the early moments of its stated time), they would race for it (go early), and were they to know (the reward of) ´Isha and Fajr prayers in congregation, they would come to perform them even if they had to crawl.´´ 269. Abu HUrairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´The best rows for men are the first ones, and the worst ones the last ones. And the best rows for women is the last, and the worst for them is the first.´´

The strengthening of the rows

 267. Abu Mas´ud narrated: The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam used to touch our shoulders in Salat (prayer) and say: ´´Keep straight, do not stand in disarray, lest there be dissension in your hearts. Let those of intellects stand behind me, then those who are next to them, then those who are next to them.´´ Abu Mas´ud said, ´´Now-a-days there is severe dissension among you.´´

The Imam going out for a bath after Iqamah has been called

 266. Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman bin ´Auf said that he heard Abu Hurairah saying: ´´Iqamah was called and we stood up and made rows straight before the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam came to us. When his Musalla (place of prayer) before calling Takbir, he remembered something and went back saying, ´´Remain standing at your places.´´ We remained standing up wating for him until he came back. He had taken a bath and water trickled out of his head, and then he called Takbir and led us in prayer.´´