حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، قَالَ: أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ: عَلَّمَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصَّلَاةَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ طَبَّقَ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَالَ: فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ: صَدَقَ أَخِي قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَنَا بِهَذَا يَعْنِي الْإِمْسَاكَ بِالرُّكَبِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us prayer: he said the takbeer and raised both hands, and when he went into ruku’, he placed his palms joined together between his knees. ‘Alqamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says: When this reached Sayyiduna Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him), he said: My brother speaks the truth, this is how we used to do, then we were commanded to hold the knees and place both hands on the knees.