300 hadith
I pledged allegiance to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that I would not bow down except while standing.
النسائي 1085SahihThe Prophet ﷺ in this hadith, when he prostrated, his knees touched the ground before his palms did. When he prostrated, he placed his forehead between his palms and held his arms away from his sides. Hajjaj said, and Hammam said, Shaqiq…
أبو داود 736DaifThey were in the bowing position during the dawn prayer.
الترمذي 2963SahihI heard Abdullah bin Yazid al-Khatmi addressing the people. He said, "Al-Bara narrated to us, and he is no liar, that whenever they raised their heads from bowing with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, they would remain standing, and when they saw…
أبو داود 620SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not race ahead of me in bowing and prostration, for I have grown heavy. Whatever I get ahead of you in when I bow, you will catch up with me when I rise. And whatever I get ahead of you in when I…
أحمد 16892DifficultThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have grown heavy, so when I bow, bow with me, and when I rise, rise with me, and when I prostrate, prostrate with me. Let me not find any man getting ahead of me in bowing or in prostrating."
ابن ماجه 962SahihWe saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand, so we stood, and sit, so we sat.
أحمد 631SahihBara, who was no liar, reported to us that whenever they prayed with the Prophet ﷺ and he raised his head from bowing, they would remain standing until they saw him prostrate.
البخاري 747SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew back the curtain while the people were standing in rows behind Abu Bakr, and he said, "People, nothing remains of the glad tidings of prophethood except the righteous vision which a Muslim sees or which is seen…
الأعظمي 10931SahihHe was delivering a sermon and said, "I am al-Bara, and I do not lie. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from bowing, they would remain standing until he prostrated, then they would prostrate."
أحمد 18511SahihWhenever the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raised his head from the bowing, none of us would bend his back until the Prophet ﷺ had prostrated, and only then would we prostrate.
أحمد 18710SahihSome men used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks like young boys, and he said to the women, "Do not raise your heads until the men have settled into a sitting position."
الأعظمي 2341SahihI saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stand, so we stood, and we saw him sit, so we sat.
النسائي 2002SahihThe Prophet ﷺ... and he mentioned the hadith of the prayer. He said, "When he prostrated, his knees touched the ground before his palms did." Hammam said, Shaqiq narrated to me, saying, Asim bin Kulayb narrated to me from his father, from…
أبو داود 839DaifI entered Bayt al-Maqdis and found there a man who was prostrating frequently. I felt something about that within myself. When he finished, I said, "Do you know whether you finished on an even or an odd number?" He replied, "If I do not…
أحمد 21452SahihSome men used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks like children. He said to the women, "Do not raise your heads until the men have settled into a sitting position."
الأعظمي 2555SahihNasr said, I entered Bayt al-Maqdis and found there a man performing many prostrations, and I felt something within myself about that. When he finished, I asked him, "Do you know whether you ended on an even or an odd number?" He replied,…
الأعظمي 2118SahihBara, who was not one to lie, narrated to us that whenever they prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he raised his head from the bowing, they would remain standing until they saw him prostrate, and only then would they prostrate.
أحمد 18517SahihBara reported, and he was not one to lie, that whenever they prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he raised his head from the bowing position, they would remain standing until they saw him prostrate, and only then would they prostrate.
النسائي 830SahihThe proper postures of bowing have been established for you, so hold firmly to the knees.
النسائي 1035SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Complete the bowing and prostration thoroughly when you bow and prostrate."
النسائي 1055SahihBara reported, and he was not one to lie, that whenever they prayed with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he raised his head from the bowing position, they would remain standing until they saw him prostrating, and only then would they…
أحمد 18522SahihWe set out with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ toward Najd until we reached Dhat al-Riqaa, in a place of palm trees, where he encountered a group from Ghatafan. He then mentioned the same meaning, but with wording different from that of Haywa. He…
أبو داود 1241HasanI bowed beside my father and clasped my hands together between my knees. He struck my hand and said, "We used to do this, then we were commanded to place our hands on our knees."
ابن ماجه 873SahihThe Prophet ﷺ passed by a man sleeping in the mosque on his stomach. He nudged him with his foot and said, "Get up and sit, for this is the sleeping posture of the people of Hell."
ابن ماجه 3725HasanThe Prophet ﷺ received news that pleased him, so he fell down in prostration to Allah.
الترمذي 1578HasanSome men used to pray with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks like children, due to the shortness of the cloth. So the women were told, "Do not raise your heads until the men are sitting upright."
النسائي 767SahihI saw some men with their lower garments tied around their necks, like little children, because the garments were so short, praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. A speaker called out, "Women, do not raise your heads until the men have…
أحمد 15562SahihAbdullah bin Umar said that some people claim, "When you sit to relieve yourself, do not face the qiblah or Bayt al-Maqdis." Then Abdullah bin Umar said, "One day I climbed up onto the roof of one of our houses, and I saw the Messenger of…
البخاري 145SahihWhenever we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he raised his head from the bowing position, none of us would bend his back until the Prophet ﷺ had gone down into prostration, and then we would prostrate.
أحمد 18657SahihAbdullah bin Tawus prayed beside me at Mina in the Khayf mosque. Whenever he completed the first prostration and raised his head from it, he would raise his hands level with his face. I found this strange, so I said to Wahib bin Khalid,…
النسائي 1147DaifThey used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When he raised his head from bowing, I would not see anyone bend his back until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ placed his forehead on the ground. Then those behind him would fall down in…
الأعظمي 2288SahihHe saw Abdullah bin Umar raising himself between the two prostrations in prayer while resting on the balls of his feet. When he had finished praying, this was mentioned to him, and he said, "That is not the sunnah of prayer. I only do it…
مالك 205SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Him in whose hand my soul rests, I can see behind me just as I see what is in front of me. So straighten your rows and perform your bowing and prostration well."
أحمد 8255SahihHe, who was no liar, said, "When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he raised his head from the bowing, none of us would bend his back until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had prostrated, then we would prostrate."
الترمذي 281SahihWhenever something pleasing came to the Prophet ﷺ, he would fall down in prostration.
الأعظمي 3025HasanThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to stand in prayer until his feet, or his legs, would swell. When he was asked about it, he would reply, "Should I not be a grateful servant?"
الأعظمي 2661SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever among you is able to prostrate, let him prostrate. Whoever is not able, let him not raise anything to his forehead to prostrate upon, but rather let his bowing and prostration be performed by…
الأعظمي 3005HasanI prayed the dawn prayer behind the Prophet ﷺ and heard him recite *"So I swear by the receding stars, those that run their course and hide themselves"* [Takwir 81:15–16]. None of us would bend his back until the Prophet ﷺ had fully settled…
مسلم 1066SahihI heard Wabisa bin Mabad say, "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ praying, and when he bowed, he would level his back so evenly that if water were poured on it, it would settle there."
ابن ماجه 872DaifSomeone said, "People say that when you sit to relieve yourself, you should not face the qiblah or Bayt al-Maqdis." Abdullah bin Umar replied, "One day I climbed onto the roof of one of our houses and saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sitting on…
الأعظمي 1410SahihWe used to pray behind the Prophet ﷺ, and when he said, "Allah hears whoever praises Him," none of us would bend his back until the Prophet ﷺ had placed his forehead on the ground.
البخاري 811SahihA man came to Ibn Abbas and said, "Your client, when he prostrates, places his forehead, his forearms, and his chest on the ground." Ibn Abbas asked the man, "What makes you do this?" The man replied, "Humility." Ibn Abbas said, "That is…
أحمد 2933DaifSome men used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks like children, and the women were told, "Do not raise your heads until the men have settled into the sitting position."
البخاري 362SahihI saw some men praying behind the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks like children, because the garments were so small. Someone called out, "Women, do not raise your heads until the men have raised theirs."
مسلم 987SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you bows, let him say in his bowing, 'Glory be to my Lord, the Magnificent,' three times. If he does so, his bowing is complete. And when one of you prostrates, let him say in his prostration,…
ابن ماجه 890DaifThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Perform the bowing and prostration properly, for by Allah, I see you from behind me," and sometimes he said, "from behind my back, when you bow and prostrate."
الأعظمي 9645SahihSomeone said to Abdullah, "People say that when you sit to relieve yourself, you must not face the qibla or Bayt al-Maqdis." Abdullah replied, "I once climbed onto the roof of a house of ours and saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ squatting on…
مالك 467SahihSome men used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks, the way young boys do, so the women were told, "Do not raise your heads until the men have settled into a seated position."
أحمد 22810SahihI saw some men praying behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks because the garments were so small, looking like little children. A speaker called out, "Women, do not raise your heads until the men…
أبو داود 630SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones, the forehead," and he pointed with his hand to his nose, "the two hands, the two knees, and the tips of the feet. We do not tuck up our garments or hair."
مسلم 1098SahihAbu Bakr said, and Rabia was among the finest of people, concerning what Rabia witnessed from Umar bin Khattab [[r1]], that he recited Surah Nahl one Friday from the pulpit, and when he reached the sajdah he came down and prostrated, and…
البخاري 1077SahihThe people used to pray with the Prophet ﷺ with their lower garments tied around their necks because of their small size, so the women were told not to raise their heads until the men had settled into a seated position.
البخاري 1215SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you prostrate, place your palms on the ground and raise your elbows."
الأعظمي 2081SahihWhenever the Prophet ﷺ performed the bowing, he kept his back level, neither lowering his head nor raising it, and placed his hands upon his knees.
النسائي 1040SahihIt is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Do you think my qiblah is only here? Nothing of your humility or your bowing is hidden from me."
أحمد 8771SahihThey used to pray behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When he raised his head from bowing, I never saw anyone bend his back until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had placed his forehead on the ground, then those behind him would fall into…
مسلم 1062SahihWhen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated, he would hold his arms away from his sides until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.
الأعظمي 2085SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commanded to prostrate on seven bones, and he was forbidden from tucking up his hair or his clothes.
أحمد 1927Sahihand he did not mention it regarding the prostration.
مسلم 1081Sahih