What are the hadiths about the rules and manners of performing ritual prayers? Examples of hadiths about the rules and manners of performing ritual prayers…
According to ʿAli ibn Abi Talib (ra), the Prophet (saw) said, “The key to the ritual prayer is purification; its beginning is takbīr (to say Allāhu akbar) and its end is taslīm (to say as-Salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmat Allāh).”
(D61 Abu Da’ud, al-Tahara, 31)
Malik (b. Huwayrith) (ra) narrated the following ḥadīth: “We came to the Prophet (saw) as a group of youth who were more or less of the same age and stayed with him for twenty days and nights. The Prophet (saw) was very kind and merciful. When he realized our longing for our families, he asked us about our homes and the family members we had left behind and when we informed him, he said to us, “Go back to your families and stay with them and teach them (what you have learnt) and order them (to do things that are required by religion). … Pray as you have seen me praying. When it is the time for the prayer, one of you should pronounce the adhān and the oldest of you should lead the prayer.” (B631 al-Bukhari, al-Adhan, 18)
According to Muʿawiya b. al-Hakam al-Sulami (ra), the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “Talking to individuals is not fitting during the prayer, for the prayer consists of glorifying Allah, declaring his greatness, and the recitation of the Holy Qur’an.” (M1199 Muslim, al-Masajid, 33)
ʿAnas b. Malik (ra) narrated that the Prophet (saw) said, “A faithful believer while in prayer is speaking in private to his Lord…” (B413 al-Bukhari, al-Salat, 36)
Abu Hurayra (ra) reported that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said, “The nearest a servant comes to his Lord is when he is prostrating himself, so make supplication (in this state).” (M1083 Muslim, al-Salat, 215)
Source: Presidency Of Religious Affairs The Turkey, Islam Through Hadiths
Hadiths About Ritual Prayer (Salat)
