Narrated Amr ibn al-'As:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) taught me fifteen prostrations while reciting the Qur'an, including three in al-Mufassal and two in Surah al-Hajj.
Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:
I said to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him): Are there two prostrations in Surah al-Hajj? He replied: Yes; if anyone does not make two prostrations, he should not recite them.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) did not make a prostration at any verse in al-Mufassal from the time he moved to Medina.
Narrated Zaid b. Thabit:
I recited to the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) Surah al-Najm, but he did not prostrate himself.
This tradition has also been transmitted by Zaid b. Thabit through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Abu Dawud said: Zaid was imam (in a prayer) and he did not make a prostration.
Narrated 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud):
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) recited Surah al-Najm and prostrate himself. No one remained there who did not prostrate himself. A man from the people took a handful of pebbles or dust and raised it to his face saying: This is enough for me. 'Abd Allah (b. Mas'ud) said: I later saw him killed as an infidel.
Narrated Abu Hurairah:
We prostrated along with the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) on the account of: "When the sky is rent asunder" (lxxxiv) and "Recite in the name of the Lord Who reated.(xcvi)"
Narrated Abu Rafi':
I offered the night prayer behind Abu Hurairah. Hr recited Surah Inshiqaq ("When the sky is rent assunder") and prostrated himself. I asked him: What is prostration? He replied: I prostraed myself on the account of this (surah) behind Abu al_Qasim (peace_be_upon_him). I shall continue prostrating on account of this till I meet him.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
A prostration when reciting Sad is not one of those which are divinely commanded, but I have seen the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) prostrate himself.
Narrated Ali ibn Abu Talib:
When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) uttered the salutation at the end of the prayer, he used to say: "O Allah, forgive me my former and latter sins, what I have kept secret and what I have done openly, and what I have done extravagance; and what Thou knowest better than I do. Thou art the Advancer, the Delayer, there is no god but Thou"
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
In the year of Conquest the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) recited a verse at which a prostration should be made and all the people prostrated themselves. Some were mounted, and some were prostrating themselves on the ground, and those who were mounted prostrated themselves on their hands.
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) would recite to us a surah (according to the vesion of Ibn Mumair) outside the prayer (the agreed version goes), then we would prostrate along with him, and none of us could find a place for his forehead.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to recite the Qur'an to us. When he came upon the verse containing prostration, he would utter the takbir (Allah is most great) and we would prostrate ourselves along with him.
The narrator 'Abd al-Razzaq said: Al-Thawri liked this tradition very much.
Abu Dawud said: This was liked by him for this contains the uttering of takbir
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) prostrated himself at night when reciting the Qur'an. He said repeatedly: My face prostrates itself to Him Who created it and brought forth its hearing and seeing by His might and power.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
Abu Tamimah al-Hujaymi said: When we came to Medina accompanying the caravan, I used to preach after the dawn prayer, and prostrate on account of the recitation of the Qur'an. Ibn Umar prohibited me three times, but I did not cease doing that. He then repeated (his prohibition) saying: I prayed behind the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, they would not prostrate (on account of the recitation of the Qur'an) till the sun had risen.