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Sunan Abi Dawud 966 — Prayer Sequence
Tawarruk (Sitting On One Buttock) In The Fourth Rak'ah
Prayer Sequence Hadith: Prostration, Sitting, Takbir, and Salam
Sunan Abi Dawud : 966
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 966
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرٌ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُرِّ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبَّاسِ، - أَوْ عَيَّاشِ - بْنِ سَهْلٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَبُوهُ فَذُكِرَ فِيهِ قَالَ فَسَجَدَ فَانْتَصَبَ عَلَى كَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَصُدُورِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فَتَوَرَّكَ وَنَصَبَ قَدَمَهُ الأُخْرَى ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَقَامَ وَلَمْ يَتَوَرَّكْ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَرَكَعَ الرَّكْعَةَ الأُخْرَى فَكَبَّرَ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ بَعْدَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا هُوَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْهَضَ لِلْقِيَامِ قَامَ بِتَكْبِيرٍ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الأُخْرَيَيْنِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي حَدِيثِهِ مَا ذَكَرَ عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ فِي التَّوَرُّكِ وَالرَّفْعِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ ثِنْتَيْنِ .
’Abbas or ‘Ayyash b. Sahl al-Sa’id that he attended a company in which his father was also present. He then narrated this tradition saying: He(the Prophet) prostrated himself, he depended on his palms, knees and the toes of his feet. When he sat up, he sat on his hips, and raised his other foot. He then uttered the takbir(Allah is most great) and prostrated himself. He uttered the takbir and stood up and did not sit on his hips. Then he repeated(the same) and offered the second rak’ah; he uttered the takbir in the same manner, and sat up after two rak’ahs. When he was about to stand up, he stood up after saying the takbir. Then he offered the last two rak’ahs. When he saluted, he saluted on his right and left sides. Abu Dawud said: in this tradition there is no mention of sitting on hips and raising hands when he stood after two rak’ahs as narrated by ‘Abu al-Hamid.
[1] See number 733.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 966In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 577English translation : Book 2, Hadith 961
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 966
This hadith gives a step-by-step picture of parts of the Prophet’s prayer. It mentions prostration on the palms, knees, and toes of the feet. It then describes sitting, raising the other foot, saying takbir, prostrating again, saying takbir, and standing. It also mentions sitting after two rak’ahs, standing after takbir, completing the last two rak’ahs, and then giving salutation to the right and left. For people searching prayer sequence hadith, sujood posture, takbir in prayer, and salam in Salah, this report is useful because it gathers several movements in order. Abu Dawud also notes what this version does not mention, so the text itself teaches careful reporting without adding details that are absent.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith describes several prayer movements in sequence.
- Prostration is connected with palms, knees, and toes in this report.
- The prayer ends with salutation to the right and left.
- The narrator notes when certain details are not mentioned.
