Hadith 1034

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ ، قال : " رَكَعْتُ فَطَبَّقْتُ " فَقَالَ أَبِي : " إِنَّ هَذَا شَيْءٌ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ ، ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعْنَا إِلَى الرُّكَبِ " .
´It was narrated that Mus'ab bin Sa'd said:` "I bowed and put my hands together, and my father said: 'This is something that we used to do, then we brought them up to our knees.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب التطبيق / 1034
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: صحيح
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Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:

The meaning of "tatbeeq" is that both hands are joined together, interlacing the fingers, and then the hands are placed between the thighs.
This method of bowing (ruku‘) has been abrogated.


It is not permissible to act upon a ruling that has been abrogated.


The correct method of bowing (ruku‘) is that the hands should be placed on the knees in such a way as to grasp the knees.
See: (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi, The Book of Prayer, Chapter: What has been related about separating the hands from the sides in bowing, Hadith: 260)
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 873