Hadith #24

Arabic Text

English Translation

Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī narrated to us, from Zāʾidah, from ʿAṭāʾ ibn al-Sāʾib, from Sālim Abū ʿAbdillāh, who said: ʿUqbah ibn ʿAmr said: "Shall I not show you the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ?" He said: So he stood and said takbīr, then bowed, holding his arms apart, and placed his hands on his knees with his fingers spread behind his knees, until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and stood until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated, holding his arms apart, until every part of him settled. He prayed four rakʿahs, then said: "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ pray" — or: "This is how the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to pray with us."