Source: Aḥkām wa Masāʾil – Discussion on Ṣalāh, Vol. 1, p. 198
You once mentioned the method of the final tashahhud (last sitting in prayer) and referred to a narration from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما) in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, which states that the left shin is placed across the right thigh. Please provide the original Arabic text of this narration with page reference.
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
Yes, your reference is correct. This narration is found in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما), in which the Prophet ﷺ’s method of sitting during tashahhud is described. The full Arabic text with reference is:
«قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رِبْعِيِّ الْقَيْسِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَعَدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ جَعَلَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُسْرَى بَيْنَ فَخِذِهِ وَسَاقِهِ، وَفَرَشَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُمْنَى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ.»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Vol. 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Bāb Ṣifat al-Julūs fī al-Ṣalāh wa Kayfiyyat Waḍʿ al-Yadayn ʿalā al-Fakhdhayn, p. 216 – from the chaptering of al-Nawawī)
ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما) narrates:
“The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, when he sat in prayer, would place his left foot between his thigh and shin, and spread his right foot. He would place his left hand on his left knee, his right hand on his right thigh, and he would point with his (index) finger.”
This authentic narration from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim explains the Sunnah posture in the final tashahhud, known as tawarruk:
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
❖ Question:
You once mentioned the method of the final tashahhud (last sitting in prayer) and referred to a narration from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما) in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, which states that the left shin is placed across the right thigh. Please provide the original Arabic text of this narration with page reference.
❖ Answer:
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu wa-s-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ʿammā baʿd!
Yes, your reference is correct. This narration is found in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim from ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما), in which the Prophet ﷺ’s method of sitting during tashahhud is described. The full Arabic text with reference is:
✦ Arabic Text from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
«قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ فِي صَحِيحِهِ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رِبْعِيِّ الْقَيْسِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَعَدَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ جَعَلَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُسْرَى بَيْنَ فَخِذِهِ وَسَاقِهِ، وَفَرَشَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُمْنَى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ.»
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, Vol. 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Bāb Ṣifat al-Julūs fī al-Ṣalāh wa Kayfiyyat Waḍʿ al-Yadayn ʿalā al-Fakhdhayn, p. 216 – from the chaptering of al-Nawawī)
✦ Translation
ʿAbdullāh ibn al-Zubayr (رضي الله عنهما) narrates:
“The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, when he sat in prayer, would place his left foot between his thigh and shin, and spread his right foot. He would place his left hand on his left knee, his right hand on his right thigh, and he would point with his (index) finger.”
Conclusion
This authentic narration from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim explains the Sunnah posture in the final tashahhud, known as tawarruk:
- Left foot tucked under,
- Right foot upright,
- Left hand on left knee,
- Right hand on right thigh with the index finger raised for tashahhud.
ھذا ما عندي والله أعلم بالصواب
