5/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 579a — Sitting Posture and Finger in Prayer
The description of the sitting during the prayer, and how the hands are to be placed on the thighs
Tashahhud Sitting Hadith: The Prophet's Hand, Foot, and Finger Posture
Sahih Muslim : 579a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 579a
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ رِبْعِيٍّ الْقَيْسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْوَاحِدِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَعَدَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ جَعَلَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُسْرَى بَيْنَ فَخِذِهِ وَسَاقِهِ وَفَرَشَ قَدَمَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ .
'Abdullah bin Az-Zubair Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat in prayer. he placed the left foot between his thigh and shank and stretched the right foot and placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand on his right thigh, and raised his finger.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 579aIn-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 145USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 1201
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 579a
This hadith describes the sitting posture of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم in prayer. Abdullah b. Zubair narrates from his father that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sat in prayer, he placed his left foot between his thigh and shank, stretched the right foot, placed the left hand on the left knee, placed the right hand on the right thigh, and raised his finger. The core topic is tashahhud posture, especially the hand placement and finger gesture in prayer. The narration is practical and visual. It does not give a long explanation of meanings, so the safest explanation is to describe what the hadith says. It shows careful attention to the Prophet's physical manner during prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's sitting posture in prayer is described in clear physical detail.
- The narration mentions the position of both feet.
- The narration mentions the placement of both hands.
- The raised finger is part of the posture described in this report.
