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Sunan Abi Dawud 964 — Final Sitting
Tawarruk (Sitting On One Buttock) In The Fourth Rak'ah
Final Tashahhud Sitting: Sitting After Two Rak’ahs and Last Rak’ah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 964
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 964
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ قَالَ فَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ جَلَسَ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الأَخِيرَةِ قَدَّمَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَجَلَسَ عَلَى مَقْعَدَتِهِ .
Muhammad b. 'Amr b. 'Ata' Narrated from:
Muhammad b. ‘Amr b.’Ata’ was sitting in the company of a few Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He then narrated his tradition, but he did not mention the name of Abu Qatadah. He said: When he( the Prophet) sat up the two rak’ahs he sat on his left foot; and when sat up after the last rak’ah he put out his left foot and sat on his hip.
[1] This narration preceded in more complete form in number 730.[2] Meaning neither Ahmad bin Hanbal and Musad-dad bin Musarhad — the two Shaikhs from whom he heard the narration.[1] He mentioned a different part of the narration before — see number 732.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 964In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 575English translation : Book 2, Hadith 959
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 964
This hadith focuses on the sitting positions in prayer. It says that when the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sat after two rak’ahs, he sat on his left foot. When he sat after the last rak’ah, he put out his left foot and sat on his hip. For search terms like final tashahhud sitting, sitting after two rakahs, and how to sit in Salah, the wording is very direct. It gives a clear contrast between the earlier sitting and the last sitting. The report does not add legal detail beyond the posture itself, so the explanation should stay with that point. The main lesson is that the seated moments in Salah were carefully remembered and shared by those who narrated the prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The sitting after two rak’ahs is described as sitting on the left foot.
- The final sitting is described differently, with the left foot put out.
- The hadith highlights careful attention to prayer posture.
