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Sunan an-Nasai 1262 — Mutawarrik Sitting in Prayer
How one should sit in the final rak'ah of the prayer
Hadith About Mutawarrik Sitting in the Final Rak'ahs
Sunan an-Nasai : 1262
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1262
أَخْبَرَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارِ، بُنْدَارٌ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَانَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ تَنْقَضِي فِيهِمَا الصَّلاَةُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ مُتَوَرِّكًا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ .
Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi Narrated from:
At the end of the last two rak'ahs of the prayer, the Prophet (ﷺ) would move his left foot forward and sit on his left buttock, Mutawarrikan, then he would say the taslim.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1262In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 84English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1263
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1262
This hadith describes the Prophet's sitting posture at the end of the prayer. Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi said that in the last two rak'ahs, when the prayer was coming to an end, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would move his left foot forward and sit on his left buttock in the posture called Mutawarrikan. After that, he would say the taslim. The hadith is short, but it gives a focused description of the final sitting in prayer. It is useful for people searching for hadith about sitting in tashahhud, mutawarrik sitting, final tashahhud posture, and how the Prophet sat before taslim.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's final sitting posture is described in detail.
- The report mentions moving the left foot forward in the final sitting.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sat Mutawarrikan before saying taslim.
- Prayer posture was carefully observed and narrated by the Companions.
