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Muwatta Malik 201

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Muwatta Malik 201

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، كَانَ يَرَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ يَتَرَبَّعُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ إِذَا جَلَسَ قَالَ فَفَعَلْتُهُ وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ فَنَهَانِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَقَالَ إِنَّمَا سُنَّةُ الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى وَتَثْنِيَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى ‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رِجْلَىَّ لاَ تَحْمِلاَنِّي ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim that Abdullah ibn Umar told him that he used to see Abdullah ibn Umar cross his legs in the sitting position of the prayer.He said, "So I did the same, and I was young at the time. Abdullah ibn Umar forbade me and said, 'The sunna of the prayer is that you keep your right foot vertical and lay your left foot down.' I said to him, 'But you do the same (as I did).' He said, 'My feet do not support me.' "

Reported by Malik (No. 201) and Al-Bukhari (No. 827).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) قَوْلُهُ فَفَعَلْته وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ أَخْبَرَ أَنَّ مَا فَعَلَ مِنْ التَّرَبُّعِ فِي جُلُوسِ الصَّلَاةِ إذْ رَأَى أَبَاهُ يَفْعَلُهُ وَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ عُذْرَهُ وَإِنَّمَا فَعَلَهُ لِحَدَاثَةِ سِنِّهِ وَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ بَعْدُ مِمَّنْ رَسَخَ فِي الْعِلْمِ حَتَّى نَهَاهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِسُنَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ وَأَمَرَهُ بِهَا…

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Salim al-Hilali AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 201

Other versions

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 827

I saw `Abdullah bin `Umar crossing his legs while sitting in the prayer and I, a mere youngster in those days, did the same. Ibn `Umar forbade me to do so, and said, "The proper way is to keep the right foot propped up and bend the left in the prayer." I said questioningly, "But you are doing so…

إِنَّمَا سُنَّةُ الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى وَتَثْنِيَ الْيُسْرَى‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رِجْلَىَّ لاَ تَحْمِلاَنِي‏.‏

Narrated by Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

Also reported by… (3)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (2549)سُنَّةُ الصَّلاةِ أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى ، وَتَثْنِيَ الْيُسْرَى ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ؟ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ رِجْلِيَّ لا تَحْمِلانِي
  • معرفة السنن والآثار للبيهقي (873)سُنَّةُ الصَّلاةِ ، أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى ، وَتَثْنِيَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى
  • موطأ مالك برواية أبي مصعب الزهري (323)يَتَرَبَّعُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِذَا جَلَسَ ، قَالَ : فَفَعَلْتُهُ وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ حَدِيثُ السِّنِّ ، فَنَهَانِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ، وَقَالَ : إِنَّمَا سُنَّةُ الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى ، وَتَثْنِيَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى ، فَقُلْتُ لَهُ : فَإِنَّكَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ

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When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sat for at-Tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left knee, and his right hand on his right knee, folded its fingers and pointed with his right index finger. [Reported by Muslim].

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