Another benefit of this ḥadīth is that the Prophet ﷺ educated people both by word and by deed. The man who prayed without composure was taught verbally; the Prophet said, “When you stand for prayer, perfect your ablution, then face the qiblah and pronounce the takbīr, then recite whatever is easy for you from the Qur’an, then bow…” and so on. As for this delegation, he told them, “Pray as you have seen me pray,” which is instruction through action. He did the same when a pulpit was built for him: he mounted it and led the people from there—bowing while still on the pulpit, and when he wished to prostrate he descended from it, still facing the qiblah, and then prostrated. After finishing he said, “I only did this so that you would follow me and learn my prayer.”

The ḥadīth further teaches that a person must learn how the Prophet ﷺ performed the prayer. One should consult reliable scholarly works authored by trustworthy scholars that detail the Prophet’s manner of prayer, in order to carry out his instruction: “Pray as you have seen me pray.”