A man supporting himself on his hands in prayer

Khalid said: I saw Abu Qilabah and al-Hasan supporting themselves on their hands in prayer.

Al-Hasan saw no harm in a man supporting himself on his hands when rising in prayer.

Ibrahim considered it disliked (makruh).

Ibrahim considered it disliked (makruh), but he would allow it for an old or sick person.

Jabir said: Someone who saw them informed me that al-Aswad, Shurayh and Masruq used to support themselves on their hands when rising in prayer.

Isma'il said: I saw Qays supporting himself on his hands when rising in prayer.

Al-Azraq bin Qays said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) supporting himself on his hands when rising in prayer.

Nafi' said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to support himself on his hands when rising in prayer.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Sunnah in an obligatory prayer is that a man should not support himself with his hands on the ground when rising in the first two rak'ahs, unless he is an old man who does not have the strength to rise without support; then it is permitted for him."

Mahdi bin Maymun said: Ibn Sirin considered it disliked (makruh) to support oneself on one's hands, while al-Hasan used to support himself on his hands.

Al-Hudhayl bin Bilal said: I saw Ata supporting himself on his hands (when rising) in prayer.

Abu Qilabah said: Sayyiduna Malik bin al-Huwayrith (may Allah be pleased with him) came to us and said: "Shall I not show you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" So Malik bin al-Huwayrith prayed at a time that was not a prayer time. When he raised his head from the second prostration of the first rak'ah, he sat upright fully, then stood up, supporting himself on his hands.