Chapter: 4, Prayers (Kitab Al-Salat)
Hadith No: 765 Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
When the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) got up for prayer, he would say the takbir (Allah-’o-’Akbar) when standing, then say the takbir when bowing. then say:” Allah listened to him who praised him,” when coming to the erect position after bowing, then say while standing:” To Thee, our Lord, be the praise”, then recite the takbir when getting down for prostration, then say the takbir on raising his head, then say the takbir on prostrating himself, then say the takbir on raising his head. He would do that throughout the whole prayer till he would complete it, and he would say the takbir when he would get up at the end of two rak’as after adopting the sitting posture. Abu Huraira said: My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Hadith No: 766 Narrated/Authority of Ibn Al-harith
He had heard Abu Huraira say: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) recited takbir on standing for prayer, and the rest of the hadith is like that transmitted by Ibn Juraij (recorded above), but he did not mention Abu Huraira as saying:” My prayer has the best resemblance amongst you with the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).”
Hadith No: 767 Narrated/Authority of Abu Salama bin Abdur Rahman
When Marwan appointed Abu Huraira as his deputy in Medina, he recited takbir whenever he got up for obligatory prayer, and the rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Ibn Juraij (but with the addition of these words): On completing the prayer with salutation, and he turned to the people in the mosque and said….
Hadith No: 768 Narrated/Authority of Abu Salama
that Abu Huraira recited takbir in prayer on all occasions of rising and kneeling. We said: O Abu Huraira, what is this takbir? He said: Verily it is the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
Hadith No: 769 Narrated/Authority of Suhail
on the authority of his father that Abu Huraira used to recite takbir on all occasions of rising and bending (in prayer) and narrated that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to do like that.
Hadith No: 770 Narrated/Authority of Mutarrif
I and ‘Imran b. Husain said prayer behind ‘Ali b. Abu, Talib. He recited takbir when he prostrated, and he recited takbir when he raised his head and he recited takbir while rising up (from the sitting position at the end of two rak’ahs). When we had finished our prayer, ‘Imran caught hold of my hand and said: He (Hadrat Ali) has led prayer like Muhammad (may peace be upon him) or he said: He in fact recalled to my mind the prayer of Muhammad (may peace be upon him.)
Hadith No: 771 Narrated/Authority of Ubada bin As-Samit
from the Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him ): He who does not recite Fatihat al-’Kitab is not credited with having observed the prayer.
Hadith No: 772 Narrated/Authority of Ubada bin As-Samit
The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who does not recite Umm al-’Qur’an is not credited with having observed the prayer.
Hadith No: 773 Narrated/Authority of Mahmud bin Ar-Rabi
on whose face the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) squirted water from the well, reported on the authority of ‘Ubada b. as-’ Samit that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who does not recite Umm al-’Qur’an is not credited with having observed prayer.
Hadith No: 774 Narrated/Authority of
This hadith has also been transmitted by Ma’mar from al-’Zuhri with the same chain of transmitters with the addition of these words:” and something more”.