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972. Hiṭṭān bin 'Abdullāh Ar-Raqāshī narrated, "Abū Mūsā Al-Ash'arī led us in prayer. When he sat down at the end of the prayer, one person among us said: 'The prayer has been combined (in status) with goodness and charity.' When Abū Mūsā completed the prayer, he turned around to face the people, and said: 'Who among you said such and such in the prayer?' But the people did not respond for fear. So he said: 'Perhaps you said it, O Hiṭṭān?' I said: 'I did not say it, and I feared that you would blame me for it!' One person of us said: 'I said it, and I only intended good with it!' So Abū Mūsā said: 'Do you not know what to say in your prayer?' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us a sermon, and taught us, and explained to us our practices (Sunan), and he taught us the prayer. He (ﷺ) said: "When you pray, perfect your rows, and let one of you lead you. When he says the Takbīr, you should say the Takbīr, and when he recites: 'Not (the path) of those upon whom anger has been shown, nor those who have gone astray,'[1] then say: 'Āmīn', Allāh will love you. And when he says Takbīr and goes into Rukū', then say the Takbīr and go into Rukū' yourselves, for the Imām goes into Rukū' before you, and rises up before you." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "This one is (made up for by) that one. And when he says: 'Samī' Allāhu liman ḥamidah (Allāh hears the one who praises Him)' say: 'Allāhumma rabbanā lakal-ḥamd (O Allāh, our Lord, to You belongs the Praise),' Allāh will listen to you, for Allāh, the Mighty and Sublime, has said upon the tongue of His Prophet: 'Allāh hears the one who praises Him.' And when he says the Takbīr and prostrates, then you should say the Takbīr and prostrate yourselves, for the Imām prostrates before you, and rises up before you." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "This one is (made for up by) that one. And if he sits, then let the first thing that one of you says be: 'At-Tāhiyyātut-ṭayyibātus-ṣalawātu Lillāhi; as-salāmu 'alaika ayuhan- nabiyyu wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuhu; as-salāmu ‘alaina wa ‘alā ‘ibād-illāhiṣ-ṣāliḥīn. Ash-hadu anlā ilāha illallāh, wa ash-hadu anna Muḥammadan ‘abduhu wa Rasūluh (All compliments, good words, prayers are due to Allāh; peace be upon you, O Prophet, and the mercy of Allāh and His blessings; ‘peace be upon us and upon the righteous slaves of Allāh. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshiped but Allāh and I bear witness that Muḥammad is His slave and Messenger).’ Aḥmad[1] did not say: “wa barakātuh (and His blessings)” nor did he mention: “wa ash-hadu (and I testify),” instead he said: “wa anna Muḥammadan (And Muḥammad is).” (Ṣaḥīh)