Kulayb bin Shihab Abu Asim al-Jarmi from Wail bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him)

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placing his right hand on the left; and when he sat, he would spread out his left foot, place his forearms on his thighs, and point with the index finger."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, said the takbir and raised his hands, then took hold of his left hand with his right hand. When he intended to bow, he said the takbir and raised his hands, then placed his palms on his knees and kept his fingers spread apart. When he raised his head, he said the takbir and raised (his hands). When he prostrated, he placed his forehead between his two palms and kept the toes of his feet upright. When he rose, he folded his left foot and kept the toes of his right foot upright. When he sat, he placed his left palm on his left thigh and his right elbow on his right thigh, closed his little finger and the one next to it, made a ring with the middle finger and the thumb, and pointed with the index finger, supplicating with it."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: "I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to myself: I will surely memorise the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he said the takbir and raised his hands until they were level with his (peace and blessings be upon him) ears, then took hold of his left hand with his right hand. When he said the takbir for bowing, he raised his hands too, just as he had raised them for the opening takbir of the prayer. When he bowed, he placed his palms on his knees. When he raised his head from bowing, he raised his hands too. When he sat for the tashahhud, he spread his left foot on the ground, then sat on it, placed his left palm on his left thigh and his right elbow on his right thigh, then closed his fingers, made a ring with the thumb and the middle finger, then began to supplicate with the other finger."

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I watched the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) closely. He (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in the prayer when saying the takbir, then when he said the takbir (for bowing) he raised his hands, then when he said "Sami'a Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him)" he raised his hands. Then he sat and spread out his left foot, then placed his left hand on his left knee and his right forearm on his right thigh, then pointed with his index finger, placed the thumb on the middle finger forming a ring, and closed the remaining fingers. Then he prostrated, and his (peace and blessings be upon him) two hands were level with his ears.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: I will surely watch the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. So I watched him. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir and raised his hands up to the level of his ears, then placed his right hand on the back of his left hand, between the wrist and the forearm. Then when he intended to bow, he raised his hands in the same way and placed his hands on his knees. Then he raised his head and raised his hands in the same way. Then he prostrated and placed his palms level with his ears. Then he sat, spread out his left foot and placed his left palm, and placed the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh. Then he closed two of his fingers and made a ring, then raised his finger, and I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) moving it, supplicating with it. Then after that I came in the winter season and saw that the people were wearing heavy garments and moving their hands from beneath their garments.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) that he prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir, he raised his hands; when he prostrated, he kept his upper arms away from his armpits; and when he sat, he spread out his left foot, placed his left hand on his left thigh and his right hand on his right thigh, and pointed with his index finger.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: I will surely watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood and raised his hands up to the level of his ears, then took hold of his left hand with his right hand. Then when he intended to bow, he raised his hands in the same way, then placed his palms on his knees. Then he raised his head and raised his hands in the same way. Then he prostrated and placed his hands level with his ears. Then he sat, spread out his left foot, and placed his left palm on his left knee, then placed the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh, closed two fingers and made a ring. Then I saw him (peace and blessings be upon him) doing like this (pointing), and the narrator Zuhayr raised his index finger to demonstrate.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he would raise his hands up to the level of his ears, and he would do so when he intended to bow and after rising from bowing as well. When he sat, he would lay down his left foot and keep the right one upright, and place his left hand on his left thigh and his right hand on his right thigh, close two fingers making a ring, and point like this with the index finger.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: I will surely watch the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) faced the qiblah and raised his hands up to the level of his ears, then took hold of his left hand with his right hand. When he intended to bow, he raised his hands in the same way, then placed his hands on his knees. When he raised his head from bowing, he raised his hands in the same way. When he prostrated, he placed his head in that same position, between his hands.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: I will surely watch the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. Then the narrator related a hadith similar to the hadith of Bishr bin al-Mufaddal.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he said the takbir; then the narrator related a hadith similar to it.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the takbir, he raised his hands; when he intended to bow, he raised his hands; and when he intended to prostrate, he raised his hands. And when he sat for the tashahhud, he would point with his index finger.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: I will surely watch the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he (peace and blessings be upon him) prays. So he (peace and blessings be upon him) stood, faced the qiblah, said the takbir and raised his hands up to the level of his ears, then grasped the left hand with the right hand. Then he bowed and raised his hands level with his ears, then placed his palms on his knees. Then he raised his head and raised his hands level with his ears. Then he prostrated and placed his head between his palms. Then he prayed the second rak'ah in the same way. Then he sat and spread out his left foot, then supplicated, placing his left palm on his left knee and his right palm on his right knee, and he supplicated with the index finger.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placing his right hand on his left hand in the prayer.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, he spread out the left foot and kept the right one upright.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, he would place his forehead between his palms.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrate; he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept his feet upright and placed them together, aligned.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, he would lean on one of his hands.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he would raise his hands up to the level of his ears.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went down into prostration, he would place his knees before his hands, and he would raise his hands before his knees.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his (peace and blessings be upon him) Companions in the winter season, and I saw them in thick hooded cloaks and wraps, with their hands inside them; they would raise them up to their throats - or he said: up to their chests.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and my hair was (long), so he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Dhubab!" (meaning, it is bad). I went and had some of my hair cut, then came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "Why did you have your hair cut?" I said: I heard you (peace and blessings be upon him) saying "Dhubab", so I thought you were finding fault with me. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I did not find fault with you, and this is better."

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent a man to (collect) the charity (sadaqah), and he brought back an emaciated, wretched, scrawny young camel and said: This is from the charity of so-and-so, son of so-and-so, of such-and-such a tribe. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit, praised and extolled Allah, then said: "I sent my envoy to collect the charity. He reached so-and-so, and the supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) reached him (about this) - he was coming with a fat, well-fed she-camel - until he reached so-and-so, son of so-and-so, of such-and-such a tribe, who gave this scrawny young camel. May Allah not bless his camels." Then this word reached the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the man came dragging it along, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ascended the pulpit, praised and extolled Allah, then said: "So-and-so, son of so-and-so, of such-and-such a tribe, received news of the supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he brought this fat, well-fed she-camel. May Allah bless him and his camels."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Remorse is repentance."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said "Amin" aloud.