Hadith #21

Arabic Text

English Translation

ʿAffān narrated to us, Hammām narrated to us, ʿAṭāʾ ibn al-Sāʾib narrated to us, who said: Sālim al-Barrād narrated to us — and he said: he was more trustworthy in my estimation than myself — who said: Abū Masʿūd al-Badrī said to us: "Shall I not pray for you the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?" He said: So he said takbīr, then bowed and placed his palms on his knees with his fingers spread over his shins, and he held his arms away from his sides until every part of him settled. Then he said: 'Samiʿa Allāhu liman ḥamidah,' and stood upright until every part of him settled. Then he said takbīr and prostrated, holding his arms away from his sides until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and sat upright until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated a second time. He prayed four rakʿahs for us like this, then said: 'This is how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray' — or he said: 'This is how I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ pray.'