5/72. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1062 — Prayer Posture and Wudu
Completing the Prayer
Prayer Posture Hadith: Wudu, Qiblah, Ruku and Sujud
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1062
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1062
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ، قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَيْفَ كَانَتْ صَلاَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ إِذَا تَوَضَّأَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الإِنَاءِ سَمَّى اللَّهَ وَيُسْبِغُ الْوُضُوءَ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ فَيَسْتَقْبِلُ الْقِبْلَةَ فَيُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ فَيَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَيُجَافِي بِعَضُدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيُقِيمُ صُلْبَهُ وَيَقُومُ قِيَامًا هُوَ أَطْوَلُ مِنْ قِيَامِكُمْ قَلِيلاً ثُمَّ يَسْجُدُ فَيَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ تِجَاهَ الْقِبْلَةِ وَيُجَافِي بِعَضُدَيْهِ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ فِيمَا رَأَيْتُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَجْلِسُ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ الْيُمْنَى وَيَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَسْقُطَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ الأَيْسَرِ .
Amra Narrated from:
I asked ‘Aishah: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) perform prayer?’ She said: ‘When the Prophet (ﷺ) performed ablution, he would put his hand in the vessel and say Bismillah, and he would perform ablution properly. Then he would stand and face the Qiblah. He would say the Takbir raising his hands parallel to his shoulders.Then he would bow, putting his hands on his knees and keeping his arms away from his sides. Then he would raise his head and straighten his back, and he would stand a little longer than your standing. Then he would prostrate, pointing his hands towards the Qiblah, keeping his arms away (from his sides) as much as possible, according to what I have seen. Then he would raise his head and sit on his left foot with his right foot held upright, and he disliked leaning towards his left side.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1062In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 260English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1062
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1062
This Hadith answers the question: how did the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) perform prayer? ‘Aishah described several clear actions. He would say Bismillah when beginning ablution, perform wudu properly, stand facing the Qiblah, say the Takbir, and raise his hands to shoulder level. In ruku, he placed his hands on his knees and kept his arms away from his sides. After rising, he straightened his back and stood a little longer than the standing of those being addressed. In sujud, his hands faced the Qiblah, and he kept his arms away from his sides as much as possible. The Hadith also describes sitting on the left foot while keeping the right foot upright.
What we learn from this hadith
- Proper wudu comes before prayer in this description.
- Facing the Qiblah is part of the prayer action mentioned here.
- The Prophet’s ruku and sujud were done with clear body posture.
- Sitting in prayer is described with the left foot under and the right foot upright.
