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

who praises Him" until he is standing straight." 57 When he raised his head, he would stand straight
until every vertebra returned to its place. 58
Next, "he would say while standing:
(Our Lord, [and] to You be all Praise). 59
He has commanded all worshippers, whether behind an imaam or not, to do the above on rising
from rukoo', by saying Pray as you have seen me praying. 60
He also used to say, The imaam is there to be followed ... when he has said 'Allaah listens to the one
who praises Him' then say, '[O Allaah!] Our Lord, and to You be all Praise'; Allaah will listen to you,
for indeed, Allaah, Blessed and Exalted, has said via the tongue of His Prophet (sallallaahu 'alaihi wa
sallam): Allaah listens to the one who praises Him.' 61
He also gave a reason for this command in another hadeeth, saying: for he whose saying coincides
with that of the angels will have his past sins forgiven. 62
He used to raise his hands when straightening up 63 , in the ways described under the Opening
Takbeer.
While standing, he would say, as previously-mentioned,
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Our Lord, and to You be all Praise 64 ; or
Our Lord, to You be all Praise. 65
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Sometimes, he would add at the beginning of either of these:
O Allaah! ... 66
He used to order others to do this, saying, "When the imaam says: Allaah listens to the one
who praises Him, then say: O Allaah! Our Lord, to You be all Praise, for he whose saying
coincides with that of the angels will have his past sins forgiven." 67
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