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Commanding the Imam to be considerate of people

 318. Abu Mas´ud Al-Ansari narrated: A man came to the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam and said: ´´I keep away from the morning congregational prayer on account of such and such (the Imam) because he prolongs us in the prayer.´´ I never saw the Prophet sallahu aayhi wa sallam angrier when giving an exhoration than he was on that day. He said: ´´O people, some of you scare people away, so whoever of you leads the people in prayer, let him bje brief; for behind him are the weak, the aged, and the people who have (urgent) needs to attend.´´

Following the Imam and acting after him

 317. Al-Bara narrated: They (the Companions) used to pray with the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam and they bowed when he bowed, and when he raised his head after bowing, he called: ´´Sami´-Allahu liman hamdiah (Allah listened to him who praised Him),´´ and we kept standing until we saw him placing his face on the ground and then we followed him.

Who is most entitled to be an Imam

 316. Abu Mas´ud Al-Ansari narrated that Allah´s Messenger sallahu aayhi wa sallam said: ´´The one who recites the Book of Allah best, let him be the Imam; but if they are equal in reciting it, then the one who has most knowledge regarding Sunnah. If they are equal regardign the Sunnah, then the earliest one to emigrate; if they immigrated at the same time, then the earliest one to embrace Islam. No man should lead another in prayer in his (the latter´s) domain, or sit in his seat in his house, without his permission.´´

Turning to the right or left at the end of prayer

 315. ´Abdullah bin Mas´ud narrated: None of you should give a share to Satan of his self by thinking that it is necessary for him to turn to the right side only (after prayer). I saw the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam move often turning to the left. 

Tasbih, Tahmid and Takbir after every Salat (prayer)

 314. Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam said: ´´He who says ´Subhan Allah´ after every prayer thirty-tree times, and ´Alhamdulillah´ thirty-tree times, and ´Allahu Akbar´ thirty-times, so it is ninety-nine times in all, and says to complete a hundred: ´La ilaha illallahu, Wahdahu la shrika lahu lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Wuwa ´ala kuli sha´in Qadeer (There is no true God but Allah having no åartner, to Him belongs sovereignty and to Him is the praise, due, and He has power over everyhing),´ his sins will be forgiven even if they are as much as the foam of the sea.´´

The Takbir (Allahu Akbar) after prayer

 313. Ibn ´Abbas narrated: We used to know that Allah´s Messenger sallahu alayhi wa sallam had finished his prayer when we heard the Takbir (Allahu Akbar).

What to say after Taslim from the prayer

 312. Warrad, the freed slave of Mughirah bin Shu´bah reported that Mughriah bin Shu´bah wrote to Mu´awiyah: When the Messenger of Allah sallahu alayhi wa sallam finished the prayer and called Taslim he uttered (this supplication): ´´La ilaha illallah, wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamdu, wa Hawa ´ala kuli sha´in Qadir. Allahumma la mani´a lima a ´taita, wa la mu´tiya lima mana´ta, wa la yanfa´u dhal-jaddi minkal-jadd- (There is no true God except Allah Alone having no partner. To Him belong the dominion, and the praise, and He has power over everything. O Allah, there is none to withhold what You give, nor is there any to give what You withhold, and the riches of the rich does not avail against You).´´