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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 873

Chapter: Putting the hands on the knees

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 873

Narrator:Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بِشْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ رَكَعْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي فَطَبَّقْتُ فَضَرَبَ يَدِي وَقَالَ قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا، ثُمَّ

أُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَرْفَعَ إِلَى الرُّكَبِ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Mus’ab bin Sa’d said:

“I bowed (in prayer) beside my father, and I put my hands between my knees. He struck my hand and said: ‘We used to do that, then we were commanded to put them on the knees.’”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 873) and Muslim (No. 535d).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَطَبَّقْت ) مِنْ التَّطْبِيق وَهُوَ أَنْ يَجْمَع بَيْن أَصَابِع يَدَيْهِ وَيَجْعَلهُمَا بَيْن رُكْبَتَيْهِ فِي فِي الرُّكُوع وَهَذَا مَنْسُوخ بِالِاتِّفَاقِ كَمَا يَدُلّ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدِيث قَوْله ( أُمِرْنَا ) عَلَى بِنَاء الْمَفْعُول وَالْآمِر هُوَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي قَوْل الصَّحَابَة مِثْل هَذَا ( أَنْ نَرْفَع ) أَيْ الْيَدَيْنِ ( إِلَى الرُّكْبَة ) أَيْ لِلْوَضْعِ عَلَيْهَا وَأَخْذ الرُّكَب بِهِمَا.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 873
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 873
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih - Bukhari And Muslim The hadith No. 873
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 873

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 535d

I said prayer by the side of my father. When I bowed I intertwined my fingers and placed them between my knees. He struck my hands. When he completed the prayer he said: We used to do that but then were commanded to lift (our palms) to the knees.

صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي فَلَمَّا رَكَعْتُ شَبَّكْتُ أَصَابِعِي وَجَعَلْتُهُمَا بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَىَّ فَضَرَبَ يَدَىَّ فَلَمَّا صَلَّى قَالَ قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَرْفَعَ إِلَى الرُّكَبِ

Narrated by Sa‘d

Also reported by… (2)
  • البحر الزخار بمسند البزار (1062)فَوَضَعْتُ يَدِي هَكَذَا وَضَعَ يَحْيَى يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ أَبِي : قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا فَأُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَرْفَعَ إِلَى الرُّكَبِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1419)صَلَّيْتُ فَلَمَّا رَكَعْتُ جَعَلْتُ يَدَيَّ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيَّ ، فَضَرَبَ أَبِي يَدِي ، فَقَالَ : إِنَّا كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا فَأَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنْ نَرْفَعَ إِلَى الرُّكَبِ

On the same subject

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1030

"We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do that.'"

فَوَضَعْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا عَلَى رُكَبِنَا فَنَزَعَهَا فَخَالَفَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِنَا وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْعَلُهُ ‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1031

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught us the prayer. He stood up and said the takbir, and when he wanted to bow, he put his hands together and put his hands between his knees and bowed." News of that reached Sa'd and he said: "My brother has spoken the truth. We used to do that, then we were commanded…

أَنْ يَرْكَعَ طَبَّقَ يَدَيْهِ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَرَكَعَ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ سَعْدًا فَقَالَ صَدَقَ أَخِي قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِهَذَا يَعْنِي الإِمْسَاكَ بِالرُّكَبِ

Narrated by Sa‘d

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1148

"In the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), his bowing, his prostration, standing after he raised his head from bowing and (sitting) between the two prostrations, were almost the same."

رُكُوعُهُ وَسُجُودُهُ وَقِيَامُهُ بَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَبَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ قَرِيبًا مِنَ السَّوَاءِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Al-Barā' ibn ‘Āzib

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