Hadith #36
Chapter: The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْد
ٍ، قَالَ رَكَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ بِيَدَىَّ هَكَذَا - يَعْنِي طَبَّقَ بِهِمَا وَوَضَعَهُمَا بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ - فَقَالَ أَبِي قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِالرُّكَبِ .
Isnad Chain
أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة
وكيع
إسماعيل بن أبي خالد
الزبير بن عدي
مصعب بن سعد
English Translation
Ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that i bowed and my hands were in this state, i. e. they were put together, palm to palm, and were placed between his thighs. My father said: We used to do like this but were later on commanded to place them on the knees
Quran References
Reference: Sahih Muslim, The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer, Hadith 36
Sunnah.com ref: muslim:1437
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-09026