السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: وضع الركبتين قبل اليدين
Placing the knees before the hands
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ الْقَاضِي بِمَرْوَ، ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ، ثنا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أنبأ شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " إِذَا سَجَدَ تَقَعُ رُكْبَتَاهُ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ".
It is narrated from Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, his knees would rest on the ground before his hands, and when he rose, he would raise his hands before his knees.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ الْعَدْلُ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّزَّازُ، ثنا حَنْبَلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، ثنا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، ثنا هَمَّامٌ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَكَبَّرَ، ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ بِثَوْبِهِ وَوَضَعَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ قَالَ هَكَذَا بِثَوْبِهِ، وَأَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ رَفَعَهُمَا وَكَبَّرَ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ وَقَعَتْ رُكْبَتَاهُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقَعَا كَفَّاهُ، فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ جَبْهَتَهُ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ وَجَافَى عَنْ إِبِطَيْهِ " وَقَالَ هَمَّامٌ: وَثنا شَقِيقٌ، ثنا عَاصِمٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ مِثْلَ هَذَا قَالَ: وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَحَدِهِمَا قَالَ هَمَّامٌ: وَأَكْبَرُ عِلْمِي أَنَّهُ فِي حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ فَإِذَا نَهَضَ نَهَضَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ، وَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ، وَكَذَلِكَ رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ فِي السُّنَنِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجِ بْنِ مِنْهَالٍ.
(a) Abd al-Jabbar narrates from his father Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer, he raised his hands and said 'Allahu akbar', then he wrapped his hands in his garment and placed the right hand over the left. When he intended to bow, he did like this; then he brought his hands out of the garment, then raised his hands and said the takbir. Then, when he (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to prostrate, his knees would already have touched the ground before his hands. When he prostrated, his forehead was between his two hands, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept his arms well away from his armpits.
(b) Hammam said: Then, when he rose, he rose on his knees and supported himself on his thighs.
(b) Hammam said: Then, when he rose, he rose on his knees and supported himself on his thighs.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ، مِنْ أَصْلِ كِتَابِهِ أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ، ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ شَاكِرٍ، ثنا عَفَّانُ، ثنا هَمَّامٌ، ثنا شَقِيقٌ أَبُو اللَّيْثِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " إِذَا سَجَدَ وَقَعَتْ رُكْبَتَاهُ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقَعَ كَفَّاهُ " قَالَ عَفَّانُ: وَهَذَا الْحَدِيثُ غَرِيبٌ وَرَوَاهُ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، عَنْ شَرِيكٍ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ: " هَذَا حَدِيثٌ يُعَدُّ فِي أَفْرَادِ شَرِيكٍ الْقَاضِي، وَإِنَّمَا تَابَعَهُ هَمَّامٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ مُرْسَلًا " هَكَذَا ذَكَرَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ الْمُتَقَدِّمِينَ رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ تَعَالَى.
Asim bin Kulayb (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father (may Allah have mercy on him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, his knees would already have rested on the ground before his hands.
Affan said: This hadith is gharib (strange). This hadith is counted among the solitary reports of Sharik al-Qadi; Hammam corroborated him through this route only as mursal (without the Companion). This is how al-Bukhari and other early hadith masters (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned it.
Affan said: This hadith is gharib (strange). This hadith is counted among the solitary reports of Sharik al-Qadi; Hammam corroborated him through this route only as mursal (without the Companion). This is how al-Bukhari and other early hadith masters (may Allah have mercy on them) mentioned it.
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْفَقِيهُ، أنبأ أَبُو مُحَمَّدِ بْنُ حَيَّانَ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، ثنا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أُمِّهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ: " صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلَ مَا وَصَلَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ رُكْبَتَاهُ ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him): I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); then he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, and when going down into prostration the first part of him (peace and blessings be upon him) to touch the ground was his knees.
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، ثنا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ، ثنا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ الْعَطَّارُ، ثنا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: " رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَبَّرَ فَحَاذَى بِإِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ، ثُمَّ رَكَعَ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ مَفْصِلٍ مِنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ، وَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ حَتَّى اسْتَقَرَّ كُلُّ مَفْصِلٍ مِنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ، ثُمَّ انْحَطَّ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ حَتَّى سَبَقَتْ رُكْبَتَاهُ يَدَيْهِ " تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، وَاللهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ وَرُوِّينَا عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فِي وَضْعِ الرُّكْبَتَيْنِ قَبْلَ الْيَدَيْنِ مِنْ فِعْلِهِمَا.
(a) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him): I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say the takbir, and he raised his two thumbs up to his ears; then he bowed until every joint settled in its place; then he raised his head from bowing until every joint was straight in its place; then he went down into prostration saying the takbir, until his knees touched the ground before his hands.
(b) An account of placing the knees before the hands, from the practice of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both).
Al-Ala' bin Isma'il is alone in narrating it, and Allah Almighty knows best.
(b) An account of placing the knees before the hands, from the practice of Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them both).
Al-Ala' bin Isma'il is alone in narrating it, and Allah Almighty knows best.
