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885. It was narrated from AbO Hurairah that the Messenger of All2h @ entered the Masjid, then a man entered and prayed, then he came and greeted the Messenger of All2h @ with Saliiin. The Messenger of All211 gj returned his I ' [ They disagree over the meaning of Madda in this Had&. It is translated here in accordance with the explanation of N!mad gikir in his comments on J8mi'Ar-Tinnid& See also Tu!fatAl-A!~lr,a and Nail A/-AI~J@).). greeting and said: "Go back and pray, for you have not prayed." So he went back and prayed as he had prayed before, then he came to the Prophet #$$ and greeted him with Salim, and the Messenger of AllSh gj said to him: "Wa 'alaika as- saliim (and upon you be peace). Go back and pray for you have not prayed." He did that three times, then the man said: "By the One Who sent you with the truth, I cannot do any better than that; teach me." He said: "When you stand to pray, say the Takbir, then recite whatever is easy for you of Qur'Sn. Then bow until you have tranquillity in your bowing, then stand up until you are standing straight. Then prostrate until you have tranquillity in your prostration, then sit up until you have tranquillity in your sitting. Then do that throughout your entire prayer." (Sahih)
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Commentary
1. This Hadīth is known as the "Hadīth of the one who prayed incorrect."
2. According to many scholars, the Prophet ﷺ has shown in this Tradition the obligatory elements of the prayer; without them, there is no prayer at all.
3. According to this narration, all of the following are obligatory elements of the prayer: the Takbīrat Al-Ihrām the consecratory declaration of the Supreme Greatness of Allāh, recitation of the Qur'ān, the act of bowing and calmness in it, raising the head and standing upright, prostration and tranquillity in it, raising the head and sitting calmly composed.
