permissible on two days: `Id-ul-Fitr and `Id-ul-Adha. (3) No

prayer after two prayers, i.e. after the Fajr prayer till the

sunrises and after the `Asr prayer till the sun sets. (4) Do

not prepare yourself for a journey except to three Mosques,

i.e. Al-Masjid-AI-Haram, the Mosque of Aqsa (Jerusalem) and my

Mosque."

Bk. 22: Actions while Praying

2.289:

Narrated Kuraib Maula Ibn `Abbas: `Abdullah bin `Abbas said

that he had passed a night in the house of Maimuna the mother

of the faithful believers , who was his aunt. He said, "I

slept across the bed, and Allah's Apostle along with his wife

slept lengthwise. Allah's Apostle slept till midnight or

slightly before or after it. Then Allah's Apostle woke up,

sat, and removed the traces of sleep by rubbing his hands over

his face. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surat-Al

`Imran (2). Then he went towards a hanging leather

water-container and performed a perfect ablution and then

stood up for prayer." `Abdullah bin `Abbas added, "I got up

and did the same as Allah's Apostle had done and then went and

stood by his side. Allah's Apostle then put his right hand

over my head and caught my right ear and twisted it. He

offered two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at, then two

rak`at, then two rak`at, then two rak`at and then offered one

rak`a witr. Then he lay down till the Mu'adh-dhin came and

then he prayed two light rak`at and went out and offered the

early morning (Fajr) prayer."

2.290:

Narrated `Abdullah: We used to greet the Prophet while he was

praying and he used to answer our greetings. When we returned

from An-Najashi (the ruler of Ethiopia), we greeted him, but

he did not answer us (during the prayer) and (after finishing

the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied (with a

more serious matter)."