with an occasional supplication after the concluding salutation (1), though the report’s authenticity is questionable.

In short, there is no doubt that most of the supplications he used and taught to Abū Bakr al-Siddīq were recited within the prayer itself. As for the hadith of Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal:

“Do not forget to say at the end (2) of every prayer: O Allah, help me to remember You, thank You, and worship You well.” (3)

“The end of the prayer” can mean its final part before the concluding salutation, just as an animal’s rear is part of its body. It can also mean the time after the concluding salutation, as in his saying:

“You glorify Allah (4) at the end (5) of every prayer,” (6)

and so on, to the end of the hadith.

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I have long wondered: did he throw the pebbles before the noon prayer or after it? What seems most likely is that he threw them before the prayer (7), then returned and prayed. For Jābir and others said that he would throw the pebbles when the sun passed its zenith; thus, they placed his throwing immediately after the sun’s passing its zenith.