The Prophet's Prayer From The beginning To The End As Though ...

He would also say: When the Imaam says: Allaahu Akbar, then say: Allaahu Akbar. 65
Raising the Hands
He would raise his hands sometimes with the takbeer, 66 sometimes after the takbeer, 67 and
sometimes before it. 68
"He would raise them with fingers apart [not spaced out, nor together]", 69 and "he would put them
level with his shoulders" 70 , although occasionally, "he would raise them until they were level with
[the tops of] his ears." 71
To Place the Right Arm on the Left Arm, and the command for it
"He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to place his right arm on his left arm" 72 , and he used to say:
We, the company of prophets, have been commanded to hasten the breaking of the fast, to delay the
meal before the fast, and to place our right arms on our left arms during prayer. 73
Also "he passed by a man who was praying and had placed his left arm on his right, so he pulled
them apart and placed the right on the left." 74
To Place the Hands on the Chest "He used to place the right arm on the back of his left palm, wrist
and forearm" 75 , "and he commanded his companions to do likewise" 76 , and (sometimes) "he would
grasp his left arm with his right." 77
"He used to place them on his chest." 78
Also "he used to forbid putting one's hand on the waist during prayer [and he put his hand on his
waist (to demonstrate)]" 79 . And this is the "silb" which he used to forbid. 80
To Look At The Place Of Prostration, And Humility
"He (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) used to incline his head during prayer and fix his sight towards
the ground" 81 - "while he was in the Ka'bah, his sight did not leave the place of his prostration until he
came out from it" 82 ; and he said, It is not fitting that there should be anything in the House which
disturbs the person praying. 83
"He used to forbid looking up at the sky" 84 , and he emphasised this prohibition so much that he said:
People must refrain from looking up at the sky in prayer, or their sight will not return to them (and
in one narration: or their sight will be plucked away). 85 In another hadeeth: So when you pray, do
not look here and there, for Allaah sets His Face for the face of his slave in his prayer as long as he
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