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Sunan Abi Dawud 961 — Tashahhud Sitting
How Should One Sit In The Tashah-hud
Tashahhud Sitting in Prayer: Learning the Prayer Posture
Sunan Abi Dawud : 961
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 961
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ الْقَاسِمَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ، أَرَاهُمُ الْجُلُوسَ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ .
Yahya bin Sa 'eed Narrated from:
(There is another chain) from Yahya bin Sa'eed that Al-Qasim bin Muhammad saw them sitting in Tashah-hud, so he mentioned the Hadith.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 961In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 572English translation : Book 2, Hadith 957
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 961
This hadith is short, but its focus is clear: the sitting in Tashahhud during Salah. Al-Qasim bin Muhammad showed people how to sit in Tashahhud, then mentioned the hadith. For anyone searching for tashahhud sitting or how to sit in prayer, the key lesson is that prayer was not only taught by words. It was also shown in action. The report points to careful learning of the prayer posture, especially the seated part of Salah. It reminds the reader that even small parts of prayer, like sitting for Tashahhud, were treated with attention. The text does not give extra details about the exact sitting style here, so the safest focus is the act of teaching and showing the sitting itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sitting of Tashahhud was treated as a taught part of prayer.
- Prayer practice can be learned through clear demonstration.
- A short report can still point to careful care in Salah.
