Even well-placed medieval Christians never discussed Muslim prayer with actual Muslims.

Evidence

The only words that he could actually quote were those of the fatihah; he had doubtless seen the salat often enough, but does not seem to have discussed it, despite his very many opportunities, with a Muslim; yet the ritual was less well observed by others. — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1181

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the pattern in orientalist scholarship of proximity without genuine dialogue. — connects to: Christian polemicists never consulted Muslims about actual Muslim beliefs — Norman Daniel, Islam and the West, 1439