12/1.1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1032 — Hands on Knees in Ruku
Abrogation of that
Hadith About Placing Hands on the Knees in Ruku
Sunan an-Nasai : 1032
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1032
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ أَبِي وَجَعَلْتُ يَدَىَّ بَيْنَ رُكْبَتَىَّ فَقَالَ لِي اضْرِبْ بِكَفَّيْكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ . قَالَ ثُمَّ فَعَلْتُ ذَلِكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَضَرَبَ يَدِي وَقَالَ إِنَّا قَدْ نُهِينَا عَنْ هَذَا وَأُمِرْنَا أَنْ نَضْرِبَ بِالأَكُفِّ عَلَى الرُّكَبِ .
Mus'ab bin Sa'd Narrated from:
I prayed beside my father and I put my hands between my knees, and he told me: 'Put your hands on your knees.' Then I did that again and he struck my hands and said: 'We were forbidden to do that, and we were commanded to put our hands on our knees.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1032In-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 2, Book 12, Hadith 1033
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1032
This Hadith reports that Mus'ab bin Sa'd prayed beside his father and placed his hands between his knees. His father told him to put his hands on his knees. When Mus'ab repeated the earlier action, his father struck his hands and said that they had been forbidden to do that and commanded to put their hands on their knees. The core topic is hands on knees in ruku. The narration is very clear because it includes correction, repetition, and an explanation from the father. For people searching for ruku hand position hadith or hands between knees in prayer, this text shows that the instructed position in the narration is placing the hands on the knees. The explanation should remain tied to the exact prayer action mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mus'ab was corrected when he placed his hands between his knees.
- His father instructed him to put his hands on his knees.
- The narration states that they were forbidden from the earlier action.
- Learning prayer includes accepting correction about posture.
