Sunan Abu Dawud 839

Chapter: How Should One Place His Knees Before His Hands (While Going Into Prostration)

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 839

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ حَدِيثَ الصَّلاَةِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَقَعَتَا رُكْبَتَاهُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقَعَ كَفَّاهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ هَمَّامٌ وَحَدَّثَنَا شَقِيقٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِمِثْلِ هَذَا وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَحَدِهِمَا - وَأَكْبَرُ عِلْمِي أَنَّهُ فِي حَدِيثِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ جُحَادَةَ - وَإِذَا نَهَضَ نَهَضَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ‏.‏

The above-mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Wa’il b. Hujr through a different chain of narrators. This version has:

When he prostrated himself, his knees fell on the ground before his hands had fallen. Hemmam said: This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Asim b. Kulaib through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. And one of these two versions, and probably the version narrated by Muhammad b. Juhadah, has the words: When he stood up (after prostration), he stood up on his knees taking the support of his thighs.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 839, 838), At-Tirmidhi (No. 268), An-Nasa’i (No. 1089, 1154), Ibn Majah (No. 882) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1286).

Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( إِذَا سَجَدَ ) : أَيْ أَرَادَ السُّجُود ( وَإِذَا نَهَضَ ) : أَيْ أَرَادَ النُّهُوض وَهُوَ الْقِيَام وَالْحَدِيث أَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ , وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : هَذَا حَدِيث حَسَن غَرِيب لَا نَعْرِف أَحَدًا رَوَاهُ غَيْر شَرِيك , وَذَكَرَ أَنَّ هَمَّامًا رَوَاهُ عَنْ عَاصِم مُرْسَلًا وَلَمْ يَذْكُر فِيهِ وَائِل بْن حُجْر , وَقَالَ النَّسَائِيُّ لَمْ يَقُلْ هَذَا عَنْ شَرِيك غَيْر يَزِيد بْن هَارُون , وَقَالَ الدَّارَقُطْنِيُّ : تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ يَزِيد عَنْ شَرِيك وَلَمْ يُحَدِّث بِهِ عَنْ عَاصِم بْن كُلَيْب غَيْر شَرِيك , وَشَرِيك لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ فِيمَا يَتَفَرَّد بِهِ , وَقَالَ الْبَيْهَقِيُّ : هَذَا حَدِيث يُعَدّ فِي أَفْرَاد شَرِيك الْقَاضِي , وَإِنَّ…

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	WeakDaif ضعيف	The hadith	No. 839
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 839
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 839
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH	WeakDaif	The hadith	No. 839

Other versions

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 838

I saw that the Prophet (ﷺ) placed his knees (on the ground) before placing his hands when he prostrated himself. And when he stood up, he raised his hands before his knees.

إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏

Narrated by Wā’il

Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 268

"I saw Allah's Messenger when he prostrated placing his knees (on the ground) before his hands, and when he got up, he raised his hands before his knees."

إِذَا سَجَدَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏

Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 1089

"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he prostrated, he lowered his knees before his hands, and when he came up he raised his hands before his knees."

إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Wā’il

Weak Sunan an-Nasa'i 1154

'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he prostrated, place his knees on the ground before his hands, and when he got up, he lifted his hands before his knees."

إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏

Narrated by Wā’il

Weak Sunan Ibn Majah 882

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) when he prostrated and put his knees on the ground before his hands, and when he stood up after prostrating, he took his hands off the ground before his knees.”

ـ إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السُّجُودِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Wā’il

Not graded Sunan ad-Darimi 1286

أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَجَدَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ…

Narrated by Wā’il Arabic only

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Weak Mishkat al-Masabih 898

Wa’il b. Hujr said he saw that when God’s Messenger prostrated himself he got down on his knees before putting his hands on the ground, and when he got up he raised his hands before his knees. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ…

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Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 310

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you prostrates, he should not kneel in the manner of a camel, but should put down his hands before his knees." [Reported by ath-Thalathah]. This Hadith is more authentic than the Hadith narrated by Wa'il bin Hujr (RA).

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَبْرُكْ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ اَلْبَعِيرُ , وَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ }…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah + 4 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1091

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When one of you prostrates, let him put his hands down before his knees, and not kneel like a camel.'"

"‏ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَلاَ يَبْرُكْ بُرُوكَ الْبَعِيرِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Sunan Abu Dawud 839

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I saw that the Prophet (ﷺ) placed his knees (on the ground) before placing his hands when he prostrated himself. And when he stood up, he raised his hands before his knees.

"I saw Allah's Messenger when he prostrated placing his knees (on the ground) before his hands, and when he got up, he raised his hands before his knees."

"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he prostrated, he lowered his knees before his hands, and when he came up he raised his hands before his knees."

'I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he prostrated, place his knees on the ground before his hands, and when he got up, he lifted his hands before his knees."

“I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) when he prostrated and put his knees on the ground before his hands, and when he stood up after prostrating, he took his hands off the ground before his knees.”

Wa’il b. Hujr said he saw that when God’s Messenger prostrated himself he got down on his knees before putting his hands on the ground, and when he got up he raised his hands before his knees. Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i, Ibn Majah and Darimi transmitted it.

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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you prostrates, he should not kneel in the manner of a camel, but should put down his hands before his knees." [Reported by ath-Thalathah]. This Hadith is more authentic than the Hadith narrated by Wa'il bin Hujr (RA).

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When one of you prostrates, let him put his hands down before his knees, and not kneel like a camel.'"

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