12/1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1030 — Interlacing Fingers in Prayer
Clasping one's hands together
Hadith About Interlacing Fingers in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1030
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1030
أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الرِّبَاطِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرٌو، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي قَيْسٍ - عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَعَلْقَمَةَ، قَالاَ صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فِي بَيْتِهِ فَقَامَ بَيْنَنَا فَوَضَعْنَا أَيْدِيَنَا عَلَى رُكَبِنَا فَنَزَعَهَا فَخَالَفَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِنَا وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَفْعَلُهُ .
It was narrated that 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad said: "We prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. He stood between us and we placed our hands on our knees, but he took them off and made us interlace our fingers, and said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do that.'"
[1] At-Tatbîq : "It is to gather the fingers of the two hands together and place them between the knees during the bowing and Tashahhud positions, and it is abrogated according to the agreement (of scholars) as the author is about to mention." Hashiyah As-Sindî .Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1030In-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 2, Book 12, Hadith 1031
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1030
This Hadith reports that 'Alqamah and Al-Aswad prayed with Abdullah bin Mas'ud in his house. Abdullah stood between them. They placed their hands on their knees, but he removed their hands and made them interlace their fingers. He then said that he had seen the Messenger of Allah do that. The core topic is interlacing fingers in prayer as reported in this narration. The text is specific to what happened in Abdullah’s house and what he said he had seen. For people searching for interlaced fingers in salah or Abdullah ibn Mas'ud prayer hadith, this narration is directly relevant. At the same time, the explanation should not ignore that nearby narrations in the same batch mention holding the knees, so this report should be presented only by its own wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Abdullah corrected the hand position of those praying with him.
- He linked the action to what he saw from the Messenger of Allah.
- The report mentions interlacing fingers during that prayer setting.
- Companions taught prayer details through direct correction.
