It is related from Abú Qatádah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "The worst man for thieving is he who steals from his prayers." They said, "O Apostle of God, and how does he steal from his prayers?" He replied, "He does not complete it in its bowing down or its prostrations."—Aḥmad.
On Prostration and its Excellence
It is related from IbnʿAbbás that, 'The Apostle of God said, "I was commanded to prostrate in seven members of my body: on my forehead, my two hands, my two knees, and the extremities of my two feet, and that we should not tuck up our clothes or hair."—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.
It is related from Al Barái bin ʿÁzib that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When thou makest a prostration then place the palms of thy hands (on the ground), but raise up thine elbows."'—Muslim.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "A servant is nearest to his Lord when he is making the prostration, therefore multiply your supplications."'—Muslim.
It is related from Abú Hurairah that, 'The Apostle of God said, "When a son of Adam recites the chapter entitled 'Prostration'[1] and prostrates himself, Satan betakes himself away weeping and saying, 'Woe is me! the son of Adam was commanded to prostrate, and he prostrated, and for him is paradise; and I was ordered to prostrate, but I refused, and for me is the fire.'"'—Muslim.
It is related from Wáil bin Ḥujr that he said, 'I saw the Apostle of God when he prostrated himself, place his knees (on the ground) before his hands, and when he rose up from prostration he raised his hands before (he got up from) his knees.'—Abú Dáud, At Tirmidhí.
On Bearing Witness
It is related from Ibn ʿOmar that he said, 'When the Apostle of God used to sit in the act of bearing witness (concerning the unity of God and the apostleship of Muḥammad) he used to place his left hand upon his left knee, and his right hand upon his right knee, and used to clasp his fingers together and make a sign with the fore-finger.'—Muslim.
- ↑ Chapter xxxii of the Qurʾán.
