13/29. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1263 — Raising Hands and Sitting Posture
How one should sit in the final rak'ah of the prayer
Hadith About Raising Hands and Pointing in Prayer
Sunan an-Nasai : 1263
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1263
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا جَلَسَ أَضْجَعَ الْيُسْرَى وَنَصَبَ الْيُمْنَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَعَقَدَ ثِنْتَيْنِ الْوُسْطَى وَالإِبْهَامَ وَأَشَارَ .
Wa'il bin Hujr Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raise his hands when he started to pray, and when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing. And when he sat, he would ay his left foot on the ground and keep his right foot upright, and he placed his left hand on his left thigh, and his right hand on his right thigh, making a circle with his middle finger and thumb, and pointing.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1263In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 85English translation : Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1264
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1263
This hadith gives a detailed view of the Prophet's prayer posture. Wa'il bin Hujr said that he saw the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) raise his hands when starting the prayer, when bowing, and when raising his head from bowing. He also described how the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) sat: the left foot was laid on the ground and the right foot was kept upright. His left hand was placed on his left thigh, and his right hand on his right thigh. He made a circle with his middle finger and thumb and pointed. This makes the hadith highly relevant for searches like raising hands in prayer hadith, finger in tashahhud, and Prophet's prayer posture.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) raised his hands at specific points in prayer.
- His sitting posture included laying the left foot and keeping the right foot upright.
- The hands were placed on the thighs while sitting.
- The report mentions making a circle with the fingers and pointing.
