Musab b Saad said: I prayed by the side of my father. I put both of my hands between my knees (in bowing condition). He prohibited me from it. I then repeated; so he said: Do not do so, because we used to do so. But we were prohibited to do that, and commanded to put our hands on the knees.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 867
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح بخاري (790) صحيح مسلم (535)
Hadith Takhrij« صحیح البخاری/الأذان 118 (790)، صحیح مسلم/المساجد 5 (535)، سنن الترمذی/الصلاة 80 (259)، سنن النسائی/الافتتاح 91(1033)، سنن ابن ماجہ/إقامة الصلاة 17 (873)، تحفة الأشراف (3929)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (1/ 181، 182)، سنن الدارمی/الصلاة 68 (1341) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
867. Commentary: The statement of the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum), "We were commanded," or "We were forbidden," all carry the meaning of a marfu' hadith, because there was no one other than the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) who would give them such instructions.
➊ The practice of tatbiq in bowing (ruku‘)—that is, placing the hands between the knees while standing—is an abrogated act. Only Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud (radi Allahu anhu) and a few other Companions continued to act upon it, as will be mentioned in the following hadith.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 867