It was narrated that Mus'ab bin Sa'd said: I prayed beside my father and I put my hands between my knees, and he told me: 'Put your hands on your knees.' Then I did that again and he struck my hands and said: 'We were forbidden to do that, and we were commanded to put our hands on our knees.'
Read More..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.'
Read More..It was narrated that 'Umar said: It is established for you to hold the knees, so hold the knees.
Read More..It was narrated that 'Abdur-Rahman As-Sulami said: 'Umar said: 'The Sunnah is to hold the knees.'
Read More..It was narrated that Salim said: We came to Abu Mas'ud and said to him: 'Tell us about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).' He stood in front of us and said the takbir, then when he bowed he placed his palms on his knees and put his fingers lower than that, and he held his elbows out from his sides until every part of him had settled. Then he said: Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, Rabbana wa lakal-hamd (Allah hears those who praise Him, our Lord, and to You be the praise), then he stood up until every part of him had settled.
Read More..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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