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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاةChapters on the Description of Prayer
بَابُ جَامِعِ صِفَةِ الصَّلَاةِComprehensive Chapter on the Description of Prayer
Hadith 1510
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ، وَالْقِرَاءَةَ بِالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ لَمْ يُشْخِصْ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْهُ، وَلَكِنْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ، وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَائِمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَاعِدًا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ التَّحِيَّةَ وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَفْتَرِشَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ السَّبُعِ وَكَانَ يَفْرِشُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ
Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin the prayer with the takbeer and the recitation with {اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ رَبِّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ}, when he would bow (in ruku‘), he would neither raise his head too much nor lower it too much, but would keep it in between. When he would raise his head from ruku‘, he would not go into prostration (sajdah) until he stood up straight. When he would raise his head from prostration, he would not perform the (second) prostration until he sat up straight. After every two rak‘ahs, he would recite "At-tahiyyatu lillah…". He (peace and blessings be upon him) disliked that anyone should spread his arms like a beast during prostration. When he sat, he would spread his left foot and keep his right foot upright. He (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade the sitting posture of Satan and would end the prayer with salam.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … By “the sitting of Satan” is meant *iq‘a’*. Keep in mind that there are two forms of *iq‘a’* in prayer: one form is impermissible, and one is permissible.
The impermissible form of *iq‘a’*: to sit on the buttocks while raising the shins and thighs upright, and placing the hands on the ground. This is the form mentioned in this hadith.
The permissible form of *iq‘a’*: in prayer, between the two prostrations (sajdahs), the worshipper stands his feet upright and sits his buttocks on his heels. This form is Sunnah. From this, it is understood that there are two ways of sitting between the two prostrations:
(1) Keeping the right foot upright and spreading the left foot, then sitting on it; and
(2) Keeping both feet upright and sitting on their heels—this very form is called *iq‘a’*.
We should, following the example of the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, practice both methods at different times, so that none of the Sunnahs of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are left out.
The impermissible form of *iq‘a’*: to sit on the buttocks while raising the shins and thighs upright, and placing the hands on the ground. This is the form mentioned in this hadith.
The permissible form of *iq‘a’*: in prayer, between the two prostrations (sajdahs), the worshipper stands his feet upright and sits his buttocks on his heels. This form is Sunnah. From this, it is understood that there are two ways of sitting between the two prostrations:
(1) Keeping the right foot upright and spreading the left foot, then sitting on it; and
(2) Keeping both feet upright and sitting on their heels—this very form is called *iq‘a’*.
We should, following the example of the life of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, practice both methods at different times, so that none of the Sunnahs of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam are left out.
