12/1.1. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1033 — From Tatbiq to Knees
Abrogation of that
Hadith About Moving the Hands to the Knees in Ruku
Sunan an-Nasai : 1033
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1033
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ رَكَعْتُ فَطَبَّقْتُ فَقَالَ أَبِي إِنَّ هَذَا شَىْءٌ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُهُ ثُمَّ ارْتَفَعْنَا إِلَى الرُّكَبِ .
Mus'ab bin Sa'd Narrated from:
I bowed and put my hands together, and my father said: 'This is something that we used to do, then we brought them up to our knees.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1033In-book reference : Book 12, Hadith 5English translation : Vol. 2, Book 12, Hadith 1034
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1033
This Hadith is another report from Mus'ab bin Sa'd about bowing. He said that he bowed and put his hands together. His father told him that this was something they used to do, then they brought their hands up to their knees. The core topic is ruku hand position. The narration is short but useful because it shows a shift from putting the hands together to placing them at the knees. For readers searching for tatbiq in ruku or hadith about hands on knees, this Hadith gives a direct statement from Sa'd through Mus'ab. It does not mention every prayer posture, and it does not add a separate ruling beyond what Sa'd said. Its focus is the hand placement while bowing.
What we learn from this hadith
- Mus'ab put his hands together while bowing.
- His father said this was something they used to do.
- The narration says they then brought the hands up to the knees.
- A prayer posture can be clarified through Companion reports.
