2/124. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 735 — Thigh Position in Sujud
The Beginning Of The Prayer
Thigh Position in Sujud: A Hadith on the Prophet's Prostration
Sunan Abi Dawud : 735
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 735
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا بَقِيَّةُ، حَدَّثَنِي عُتْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عِيسَى، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ، بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ غَيْرَ حَامِلٍ بَطْنَهُ عَلَى شَىْءٍ مِنْ فَخِذَيْهِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ رَوَاهُ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَخْبَرَنَا فُلَيْحٌ سَمِعْتُ عَبَّاسَ بْنَ سَهْلٍ يُحَدِّثُ فَلَمْ أَحْفَظْهُ فَحَدَّثَنِيهِ أُرَاهُ ذَكَرَ عِيسَى بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ قَالَ حَضَرْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ .
Abu Humaid Narrated from:
Abu Humaid reported to the same effect. He said: When he (the Prophet) prostrated he kept his thighs wide and did not let his belly touch the thighs. Abu Dawud says that Ibn Mubarak narrated this hadith from ‘Abbas b. Sahl, which he did not remember well. It is thought that he has mentioned ‘Isa b. ‘Abd Allah, ‘Abbas b. Sahl and Abu Humaid al-Sa’idi.
[1] The speaker here is Ibn Al-Mubārak.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 735In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 345English translation : Book 2, Hadith 734
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 735
This hadith about sujud focuses on one body position during prostration. Abu Humaid reports that when the Prophet prostrated, he kept his thighs wide and did not let his belly rest on his thighs. The report is short, so its teaching should stay simple. It does not describe every movement of prayer, nor does it give a wider ruling beyond the action stated. For readers searching for prostration posture hadith, thighs in sujud hadith, or how the Prophet made sujud, this narration gives a clear detail about space between the belly and thighs during prostration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith gives a specific detail about sujud posture.
- It says the thighs were kept apart during prostration.
- It says the belly was not placed on the thighs.
