Hadith #240
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا أَيُّوبُ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا قَعَدَ يَتَشَهَّدُ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَعَقَدَ ثَلَاثًا وَخَمْسِينَ وَدَعَا
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via 'Affan, from Hammad ibn Salama, from Ayyub, from Nafi' — that the Prophet ﷺ, when he sat for the tashahhud, would place his left hand on his left knee and his right hand on his right knee, and would form [with his fingers] the number fifty-three [i.e., fold his fingers and raise the index finger for pointing], and would supplicate.
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 240
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5878
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42268