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 282. Abu Hurairah narrated: The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam entered the mosque and a man also entered therein adn performed prayer and then came and greeted the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam returned his greeting and said: ´´Go back and pray, for you have not prayed.´´ The man again prayed as he prayed before, and came to the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam and greeted him. The Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam said, ´´Wa alaikas-Salam´´ (return the greeting) and said, ´´Go back and pray for you have not prayed.´´ This was repeated three times. Upon this the man said, ´´By Him Who has sent you with truth, I can not do better than this. Teach me.´´ He said: ´´When you get up to pray, say Takbir, and then recite whatever you can conceniently from the Qur´an, then bow down and remain quietly in that posture; then raise yourself and stand stright; then prostrate yourself and remain quietly in that posture,...
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The recitation of Umm-ul-Quran (Al-Fatihah) is obligatory in prayer

 281. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´He who performs Salat (prayer) in which he does not recite Umm-ul-Qur´an, (i.e., Al Fatihah) it is deficent [he said this three times] and  not complete.´´ It was said to Abu Hurairah: ´´At times we are behind the Imam.´´ He said: ´´Recite it inwardly, for I heard the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam declare that Allah had said: ´I have divided the prayer into two halves between Me and My slave, and My slave will receive what he asks for.´ When the slave says: ´Praise be to Allah, the Rubb of the worlds,´ Allah says: ´My save has praised me.´ And when he says: ´The Most Gracious, the Merciful,´ Allah says: My slave has lauded Me.´ And when he says: Owner of the Day og Requital,´ He remarks: ´My slave has glorified Me,´ and sometimes He would say: ´My slave committed (his affairs) to Me.´ And when he (the slave) says: ´You (Alone) do we worship and from You do we seek help,´ He says: ´This is b...
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Concerning ´Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim´

 280. Anas narrated: While the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam was sitting with us, he dozed off. He then raised his head smilingly. We said: ´´What makes you smile, O Messenger of Allah?´´ He said: A Surah has just been revealed to me,´´ and then recited: ´´In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, We have given you Al Kauthar (a river in Jannah). Therefore, turn to your Rubb in prayer and offer sacrifice, and surely your enemy is cut off (from the good).´´ Then he said: ´´Do you know what Al Kauthar is?´´ We said: ´´Allah and His Messenger know best.´´ The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam said: ´´It is a river which my Rubb, the Exalted and Glorious, has promised me; and there is an abundance of good in it. It is a cistern and my people will come to it on the Day og Resurrection, and its cups are as many as the  number of stars. Some slaves would be turned away from it. Upon this I would say: ´My Rubb,  he is one of my people.´ And he (...
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Æeaving the recitation of Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim in audible voice in the prayer

 279. Anas reported: I performed prayer along with the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam and with Abu Bakr, ´Umar and ´Uthman, but I never heard anyone of them reciting Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Rahim (In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful) in audible voice.
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What to be said between Takbir and recitation

 278. ´Ali bin Abu Talib narrated: Whenever the Messenger of Allah salla alayhi wa sallam got up for Salat (prayer), he would say: ´´I have turned my face Hanifa (upright on Islamic monotheism) towards Him WHo is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and I am not of the polytheists. Verily, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my death are for Allah, the Rubb of the worlds. There is no partner with Him. And this is what I have been commanded (to profess and believe), and I am of the believers. O Allah, You are the King, there is no true God but You. You are my Rubb, and I am Your slave. I wronged myself and I admit my sin. Forgive all my sins. verily, none forgives the sins but You, and guide me in the best of conduct, for none but You guides to good conduct. Remove my sins from me, for none else but You can remove sins from me. Here I am at Your service, and grace is to You, and all goodness is in Your Hand, and one cannot get nearness to You through evil. My power as wel...
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Placing the habds one over the other in Salat

 277. Wa´li bin Hujr narrated that he saw the Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam raising his hands at the time of beginning the Salat (prayer) and reciting Takbir (and according to Hammam, the narrator: the hands were lifted opposite to ears). He wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then raised them, and then recited Takbir and bowed down; and when he said: ´Sami´ Allahumliman hamida´, he raised his hands and when he prostrated himself, he prostrated between his two palms.
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The Ma´mum should strictly follow the Imam

 276. Anas bin Malik narrated: The Prophet salla alayhi wa sallam fell down from the horse and grazed his right side. We went to him to inquire about his health, time of Salat (prayer) was due. He led us in prayer in a sitting position, and we performed the prayer behind him sitting. When he finished the prayer, he said: ´´The Imam is made only to be followed; so when he recited Takbir, you should also recite that; when he prostrates himself, you should also prostrate yourselves; when he rises up, you should also rise up; and when he says: ´Sami´ Allahuliman hamida´ you should say: ´Rabbana wa lakal.hamd´; and when he prays sitting, all of you should pray sitting.´´
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