٣٩. عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ فَدَخَلَ رَجُلٌ فَصَلَّى فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَرَدَّ وَقَالَ:
«اِرْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ» فَرَجَعَ يُصَلِّي كَمَا صَلَّى ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ:
«اِرْجِعْ فَصَلِّ فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تُصَلِّ» ثَلَاثًا فَقَالَ:
«وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أُحْسِنُ غَيْرَهُ فَعَلِّمْنِي» فَقَالَ:
«إِذَا قُمْتَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ فَكَبِّرْ ثُمَّ اقْرَأْ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ ثُمَّ ارْكَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ رَاكِعًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَعْتَدِلَ قَائِمًا ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ ارْفَعْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ جَالِسًا وَافْعَلْ ذٰلِكَ فِي صَلَاتِكَ كُلِّهَا».
39. Abu Huraira (r.a.) narrated:
One day the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) came to the mosque. Then, a man came in, offered a prayer, and greeted the Prophet. The Prophet returned his greeting and then said to him:
“Go back and perform your prayer again for you have not prayed!
The man offered the prayer again, came back and greeted the Prophet.
Our Master the Prophet (pbuh) said to him one more time:
“Go back and pray again for you have not prayed!
This happened three times and finally the poor man said:
“By Him Who has sent you with the truth! I do not know a better way of praying. Kindly teach me how to pray.”
Upon that Prophet (pbuh) said:
“When you stand for the prayer, say Takbir and then recite from the Qur’an what you know and then bow with calmness till you feel at ease, then rise from bowing till you stand straight. Afterwards prostrate calmly till you feel at ease and then raise (your head) and sit with calmness till you feel at ease and then prostrate with calmness till you feel at ease in prostration and do the same in the whole of your prayer!” (Bukhari, Adhan, 95, 122; Ayman, 15; Isti’dhan, 18; Muslim, Salah, 45. Also see Tirmidhi, Salah, 110/302; Abu Dawud, Salah, 143-144/856; Nasai, Istiftah, 7/882; Ibn Majah, Iqamah, 72)