A man from the Ansar came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have some questions to ask."The Prophet ﷺ said, "Sit down."Then a man from Thakeef came and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have some questions to ask."The Prophet ﷺ said, "The man from the Ansar came before you."The Ansari said, "He is a stranger, and a stranger has a right, so begin with him."So the Prophet ﷺ turned to the Thaqafi and said, "If you wish, I will answer what you intended to ask, and if you wish, you may ask me and I will inform you."He said, "Messenger of Allah, rather, answer me about what I was going to ask."The Prophet ﷺ said, "You came to ask me about bowing, prostration, prayer, and fasting."The man said, "No, by the One who sent you with the truth, you have not missed anything that was on my mind."The Prophet ﷺ said, "When you bow, place your palms on your knees, spread your fingers apart, and remain still until every limb settles into its place. When you prostrate, press your forehead firmly to the ground and do not peck like a bird. Pray at the beginning of the day and at its end."The man asked, "Prophet of Allah, what if I pray between those times?"He replied, "Then you are one who prays."
جاء رجل من الأنصار إلى النبي ﷺ فقال: يا رسول الله كلمات أسأل عنهن. قال: اجلس وجاء رجل من ثقيف فقال: يا رسول الله كلمات أسأل عنهن. فقال ﷺ: سبقك الأنصاري. فقال الأنصاري: إنه رجل غريب وإن للغريب حقا فابدأ به، فأقبل على الثقفي فقال: إن شئت أجبتك عما كنت تسأل، وإن شئت سألتني وأخبرك. فقال: يا رسول الله بل أجبني عما كنت أسألك قال: جئت تسألني عن الركوع والسجود والصلاة والصوم. فقال: لا والذي بعثك بالحق ما أخطأت مما كان في نفسي شيئا قال: فإذا ركعت فضع راحتيك على ركبتين ثم فرج بين أصابعك ثم امكث حتى يأخذ كل عضو مأخذه، وإذا سجدت فمكن جبهتك ولا تنقر نقرا، وصل أول النهار وآخره. فقال: يا نبي الله فإن أنا صليت بينهما؟ قال: فأنت إذا مصلي.
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Ibn Hibban (1887), Bayhaqi in Dalail Nubuwwah (6/294), and Bazzar - Kashf Astar (1082) all narrated it from the hadith of Yahya bin Abdul-Rahman Arhabi, who said, "Ubayda bin Aswad narrated to me," from Qasim bin Walid, from Sinan bin Harith bin Musrif, from Talha bin Musarrif, from Mujahid, from Ibn Umar, who related a long hadith, and this is a part of it. The second part of it will come in the book of Hajj, in the chapter on the merit of the day of Arafah. Its chain is hasan because of Yahya bin Abdul-Rahman Arhabi, concerning whom there is disagreement, though his hadith is hasan. Sinan bin Harith bin Musrif was mentioned by Ibn Hibban in Thiqat (6/424, 8/299), who listed among those who narrated from him Qasim bin Walid and Muhammad bin Talha. Ibn Abu Hatim gave him a biographical entry in Jarh wa Tadil (4/254) and added Salih bin Huyayy, the father of Hasan bin Salih, among those who narrated from him. Bayhaqi said, "Its chain is hasan." Haythami said, "The men of Bazzar are trustworthy." Bazzar said, "This hadith has been narrated through several routes, and we do not know a better one than this route."I say, it is as he said, for Abdul-Razzaq narrated it (8830), and from him Tabarani (3566), from Ibn Mujahid, from his father, from Ibn Umar, who said (and he related the hadith at length). Abdul-Razzaq did not specify who Ibn Mujahid was. If he was Abdul-Wahhab, then Waki said, "They used to say that Abdul-Wahhab bin Mujahid did not hear from his father," meaning there is a break in the chain. Moreover, he is very daif. Sufyan accused him of lying, and Ibn Main said, "Daif." Abu Hatim said, "Daif in hadith." Ibn Adi said, "Most of what he narrates is not corroborated," meaning generally, though in the chain mentioned above it was corroborated, except that it cannot be relied upon because of his severe weakness.So the conclusion is as Bazzar said before. He also said, "It has been narrated from Ismail bin Rafi, from Anas, something similar to the hadith of Ibn Umar." I say, Bazzar narrated it in Kashf Astar (1083), with his chain, from Ismail bin Rafi, from Anas bin Malik, something similar to the hadith of Ibn Umar, and Ismail bin Rafi is daif.