The following things, which pertain to the style and the carriage of Prayer, i.e. its beauty and its excellence, are entitled Mustahibbat of the Prayer. The term Mustahibbat means preferable and praiseworthy. Of course, they are not compulsory, essential or Sunnat parts of the Prayer. They are as follows:
To fix one’s gaze on the spot which will be touched by the head during prostration.
To place one’s hands on the knees with spread fingers while performing Ruku‘.
To leave one’s hands by one’s sides in Qaumah position.
To prostrate in such a manner that the knees touch the ground first, then the hands, the nose and the forehead.
To get up from the second Rak‘at after Prostration without any support.
To place one’s hands on one’s lap near the knees so that the fingers are spread towards the Qiblah.
To sit on the left foot in Qa‘dah and Jilsah position, and to plant the right foot in a way that the toes are towards the Qiblah.
After the recitation of Surah Al-Fatihah, the Quranic verses which are recited should be longer in the first Rak‘at as compared to the verses recited in the second Rak‘at.
For the worshipper who is following the Imam, to say Amin in an audible voice and to say Rabbana wa lakal Hamd in an inaudible voice.