hadith 8564–9729

Alqamah and al-Aswad (may Allah have mercy on them both) narrate: We prayed with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him); when he bowed, he pressed his two palms together and placed them between his knees, and he struck our hands (to teach us this), so we did the same.

Alqamah and al-Aswad (may Allah have mercy on them both) narrate that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) bowed, pressed his two hands together and placed them between his knees.

Ibrahim narrates: When bowing, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would press his hands together and place them between his knees, and he would spread his forearms over his thighs.

Yahya bin al-Jazzar narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say in his bowing: "My Lord, forgive me."

Shaqiq narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would often say in his bowing and prostration: "O Allah, You are free of all imperfection, and all praise is Yours; there is no god besides You."

Abu al-Aswad and Shaddad bin al-Azma' narrate from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) - the narrator said: The two differed in their account. Abu al-Aswad said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say in his prostration: "Glory be to You; there is no lord besides You." And Shaddad said: He used to say: "Glory be to You; there is no god besides You."

Alqamah narrates: I entered the mosque and found Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) praying. He was in bowing; I began reciting Surah al-A'raf and completed it before he went into prostration.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When the imam says 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah', those behind him should say: 'Rabbana laka al-hamd (Our Lord, to You belongs all praise).'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When the imam says 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah', those behind him should say: 'Rabbana laka al-hamd.'"

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When one of you prostrates, let him not prostrate sitting on his buttocks, nor lying down, for when he prostrates properly, all of his bones prostrate."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When one of you prostrates, let him not prostrate lying down, nor sitting on his buttocks, for when he prostrates properly, every limb of his prostrates."

Abdah bin Abi Lubabah narrates: I heard Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid say: I watched Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) closely in the prayer and saw him rising without sitting; he would rise on the front of his feet in the first and the second rak'ah.

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would rise on the front of his feet.

Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would rise on the front of his feet. The narrator said: Then I mentioned this to Ibrahim, and he said: Abd al-Rahman bin Yazid also told me that Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to do so.

Ibrahim narrates: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said the takbir while raising his head from prostration, he would say it while standing up.

Zayd bin Wahb narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a man in prostration whose hair was braided up, so he undid it. When the man finished the prayer, Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "Do not tie up your hair, for your hair also prostrates, and you receive a reward for every single hair." He said: I only tied it so that dust would not get on it. He said: "If dust gets on it, that is better for you."

Zayd narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a man in prostration who had tied up his hair, so he undid his knot and let the hair loose, then waited until he had completed the prayer. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Your hair prostrates along with you, so do not tie it up, for you receive a reward for every single hair of it." The man said: I feared that dust would get on it. Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "If dust gets on it, that is better for you."

A similar hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abu Ubaydah narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) would not turn fully around in the prayer (when concluding with the salam); if his need lay to his right, he would turn away to his right, and if it lay to his left, he would turn away to his left.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say: "When the imam says the salam, turn away in whichever direction your need lies, right or left, and do not turn fully around like a donkey."

Qatadah narrates: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him)'s need lay to his left, he would turn away to his left, and when it lay to his right, he would turn away to his right.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When the imam says the salam, he should either stand up or turn away from his place." I asked: Is it sufficient for him to turn from his place while still facing the qiblah? He said: "The turning should be towards the west or the east; this is narrated from more than one person."

When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said the salam, he would stand up from his place, or turn towards the east or the west.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When the imam says the salam and a man has some need, he should not wait for the imam to turn his face towards him, for the conclusion of the prayer is the salam." So when Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said the salam, he would not delay but would stand up or move from his place, and turn his face towards the people.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "When you are behind the imam, do not bow before he bows, do not prostrate before he prostrates, and do not raise your head before him. Then when the imam has finished and neither gets up nor turns, and you have some need, go and leave him, for your prayer has been completed."

Abu Khalid, who was one of the companions of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him), narrated: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman! So-and-so recites the Qur'an while bowing and recites it while prostrating." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "There are people who recite the Qur'an, but it does not go down past their throats; and when it enters the heart and settles firmly in it, it benefits."

Al-A'mash narrated: When Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) prayed, he would be as still as a garment that has been cast down.

Masruq narrated: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Be still in the prayer." Mansur was asked: What is meant by that? He said: "That he should be fully settled in his prayer when he bows and when he prostrates."

Masruq narrated: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Be still in the prayer." That is: remain settled, be at ease.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Allah Almighty continues to turn His attention towards the servant as long as he does not look around (in the prayer) or break his ablution (by a hadath)."

Abu Ubaydah narrated: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by a man who had placed both his feet evenly together in the prayer, and he said: "This man has erred against the Sunnah; had he alternated his weight between his two feet, it would have been more beloved to me."

A similar hadith is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

A hadith of this kind is also narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever catches the rak'ah has caught that prayer."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever catches the rak'ah has caught it."

Hubayrah bin Yarim narrated: Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever does not catch the rak'ah should not count the prostration."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever misses the bowing should not count the prostration."

Zayd bin Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) (may Allah be pleased with him) and I entered the mosque while the people were bowing, so we also bowed. Then we kept walking until we joined the people; they raised their heads and we raised ours with them. When we finished the prayer, I stood up to make up (the missed rak'ah), but Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to me: "You have completed your prayer."

Zayd bin Wahb narrated: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and I entered the mosque while the imam was bowing, so we also bowed. Then we kept walking until we were level with the row. When the imam finished, I stood up to make up (the rak'ah), but Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "You have caught it."

Zayd bin Wahb (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I entered the mosque with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) while the people were bowing, so he bowed and I bowed with him, and we walked in the state of bowing until we reached the row. Then they raised their heads, and we prayed our prayer. When the imam gave the salam, I thought that (a) rak'ah had passed me, so I stood up to make it up, but Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) pulled me back and said: "You have caught (the rak'ah)."