أَخْبَرَنَا
أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّهَاوِيُّ ، قال : حَدَّثَنَا
حُسَيْنٌ ، عَنْ
زَائِدَةَ ، عَنْ
عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ
سَالِمٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، عَنْ
عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قال : أَلَا أُصَلِّي لَكُمْ كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي ، فَقُلْنَا : بَلَى " فَقَامَ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ حَتَّى اسْتَوَى كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَافَى إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَعَدَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ ، ثُمَّ صَنَعَ كَذَلِكَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ : هَكَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَهَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا " .
´It was narrated that 'Uqbah bin 'Amir said:` "Shall I not show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray?" We said: "Yes." So he stood up and when he bowed, he placed his palms on his knees and put his fingers behind his knees, and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and stood up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he sat up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated again until every part of him settled. Then he did four rak'ahs like that. Then he said: "This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray, and this is how he used to lead us in prayer."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
863. Commentary:
➊ Moderation and tranquility (i'tidal wa itminan) in prayer are obligatory; without them, the prayer becomes invalid.
➋ Placing the hands on the knees, rather, grasping the knees in bowing (ruku') is Sunnah. [سنن نسائي۔ حديث 1035۔ 1036] Whereas the practice of tatbiq (placing one hand over the other between the thighs) has been abrogated.
➌ In bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujud), the elbows should be kept away from the sides.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 863