جعفر بن محمد الصادق عليه السلام

He said: "Prostration is to be done on what the earth produces, except for that which is eaten or worn."

He said: "When a boy reaches the age of three, he should be instructed to say 'la illaha illa Allah (swt)' seven times. Then he is left until he completes three years, seven months, and twenty days, at which point he is instructed to say 'Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (sw)' seven times. He is then left until he reaches four years of age, after which he is instructed to say seven times, 'May Allah (swt) bless Muhammad and his family.' He is then left until he turns five years old and is asked: 'Which hand is your right and which is your left?' When he recognizes this, his face is turned toward the Qiblah, and he is told to prostrate. He is then left until he turns seven years old, at which point he is told to wash his face and hands. When he washes them, he is told to pray. He is then left until he reaches the age of nine. At nine, he is taught the proper way of performing ablution (wudu) and is disciplined for neglecting it. He is also instructed to perform prayer and disciplined for neglecting it. When he has learned wudu and prayer, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, forgives him and his parents, if Allah (swt) wills."

He said: "It is part of the Sunnah (tradition) for a person giving the adhan (call to prayer) to place his fingers in his ears."

He said: "Archangel Jibril (as) descended with the adhan (call to prayer) upon Messenger of Allah (sw) while his head was resting in the lap of Imam Ali (as). Archangel Jibril (as) pronounced the adhan and the iqamah (second call to prayer). When the Messenger of Allah (sw) awoke, He said: 'O’ Ali, did you hear?' Imam (as) replied: 'Yes, O’ Messenger of Allah (sw).' He (sw) said: 'Did you memorize it?' Imam (as) replied: 'Yes.' The Prophet (sw) then said: 'Call Bilal and teach him,' So Imam Ali (as) called Bilal and taught him."

He said: "If you give the adhan (call to prayer) on the road or in your home, and then perform the iqamah (second call to prayer) in the mosque, it suffices."

He said: "Whoever hears the mu'adhdhin (caller to prayer) say, 'I bear witness that there is no god but Allah (swt), and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (sw),' and then, affirming and seeking reward, responds with 'And I also bear witness that there is no god but Allah (swt), and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah (sw). I suffice myself with these testimonies against anyone who denies or rejects, and I support with them anyone who affirms and bears witness,' will receive a reward equivalent to the number of those who deny and reject and the number of those who affirm and bear witness."

He said: “Whoever performs a prostration of gratitude (Sajdat al-Shukr) while in a state of purity (wudu), Allah (swt) writes for him ten good deeds, removes ten significant sins from him, and grants him ten prayers (blessings).”

a man said to him: "I forget the recitation in the first rak'ah." Imam (as) said: "Recite in the second." The man then said: "I forget in the second rak'ah as well." Imam (as) said: "Recite in the third." The man said: "I forget throughout my entire prayer." Imam (as) said: "If you have remembered the ruku' (bowing) and Sujood (prostration), then your prayer is complete."

"I asked him about a man who prayed Dhuhr five rak'ahs. He said: 'If he does not know whether he sat in the fourth rak'ah or not, let him treat it as four rak'ahs for the Dhuhr prayer, then he should sit, perform the tashahhud, and then pray two rak'ahs while sitting and perform four sajdahs. He should then add these to the fifth rak'ah, and it will be considered a nafl (voluntary) prayer.'"

He said: "In the two prostrations of forgetfulness, you should say: Bismillah wa billah, wa salla Allahu ‘ala Muhammad wa Aali Muhammad In the name of Allah and by Allah, and may Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad. He said: "And I heard him say another time: Bismillah wa billah, as-salamu ‘alayka ayyuhan-nabiyyu wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh In the name of Allah and by Allah, peace be upon you, O’ Prophet, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.”

He said: "A man came to the Prophet (sw) and said: 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), I am experiencing great distress due to the whispers in my chest, and I am a man who is a caretaker, in debt, and in need.' The Prophet (sw) said to him: 'Repeat these words: "I place my trust in the Ever-Living, Who does not die," and "Praise be to Allah (swt), Who did not take a wife or a son, and Who has no partner in His kingdom, nor a helper in His humiliation," and magnify Him with great magnification.' The man said that shortly afterward, he returned to the Prophet (sw) and said: 'O’ Messenger of Allah (sw), Allah (swt) has removed the whispers from my chest, settled my debt, and expanded my sustenance.'"

He said: "If you forget something in the prayer, whether it is bowing, prostration, or takbir, and then remember it, make up for what you missed due to forgetfulness”.

He said: "If you do not know whether you prayed two rak'ahs or four, and your doubt does not lead you to any conclusion, then perform the tashahhud and give the salaam, then pray two more rak'ahs with four prostrations. In them, recite Al-Fatiha. Afterward, perform the tashahhud and give the salaam. If you had prayed only two rak'ahs, then these will complete the four. But if you had prayed four, then these two will be considered as voluntary (nawafil)."

"If you are in the obligatory prayer and you see one of your servants who has run away, or a debtor to whom you owe money, or a snake that you fear for your life, then break your prayer, follow your servant or debtor, and kill the snake."

"He should gesture with his head and signal with his hand. As for a woman, when She wants to attend to a need, She should clap."

"If She is trustworthy (māʾmūnah), there is no harm."

"The minimum that suffices in the last two rak'ahs is to say three tasbihat (glorifications), by saying: 'Subhan Allah (swt) (Glory be to Allah (swt)), Subhan Allah (swt), Subhan Allah (swt).'"

He said: "I dislike it for a person to pray behind the Imam in a prayer where the recitation is not audible, and he stands there like a donkey." I (Bakr) asked: "May I be your ransom, what should he do then?" Imam (as) replied: "He should engage in tasbih (glorification)."

I asked him about a person who is behind the Imam, and the Imam prolongs the tashahhud (sitting for testimony). Imam (as) said: "He may perform the taslim (salutation of peace) and leave if he wishes."

He said: "If you reach the Imam while he is in the bowing position (ruku') and you say the takbir (opening supplication) before the Imam raises his head, then you have caught the rak'ah (unit of prayer). However, if he raises his head before you bow, then you have missed that rak'ah."