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1314. It was narrated from 'Alî – who is bin Yahya – from his father that a paternal uncle of his who was present at Badr told him, that a man entered the Masjid and prayed, and the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ was watching, but we did not realize. When he had finished, he came and greeted the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ with Salâm. He said: "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he went back and prayed, then he came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and he said: "Go back and pray for you have not prayed." (This happened) two or three times. Then the man said to him: "By the One Who has honored you, O Messenger of Allâh, I have tried my best; teach me." He said: "When you get up to pray, perform Wudû' and do it well, then turn to face the Qiblah and say the Takbîr. Then recite the Qur'an, then bow until you are at ease in bowing. Then stand up until you are standing straight, then prostrate until you are at ease prostrating, then sit up until you are at ease sitting, then prostrate until you are at ease prostrating, then get up, and continue doing that until you have finished your prayer." (Sahih)
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Commentary
In this Hadīth, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ has described the obligatory elements of the ritual prayer, or those elements in which that Companion conducted himself slothfully. In both situations, the prayer is invalid in the absence of these elements or acts, because he stated: Your prayer did not take place. (For the remaining part of the discussion, see Hadīth 1054).
