2/84. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 268 — Knees Before Hands in Sujud
What Has Been Related About Placing The Knees (On The Ground) Before The Hands For Prostration
Knees Before Hands in Sujud: A Prayer Posture Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 268
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 268
حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، وَالْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ، وَغَيْرُ، وَاحِدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا سَجَدَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ . قَالَ زَادَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ وَلَمْ يَرْوِ شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ إِلاَّ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُ أَحَدًا رَوَاهُ مِثْلَ هَذَا عَنْ شَرِيكٍ . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَيْهِ عِنْدَ أَكْثَرِ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ يَرَوْنَ أَنْ يَضَعَ الرَّجُلُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا نَهَضَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ . وَرَوَى هَمَّامٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ هَذَا مُرْسَلاً وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ وَائِلَ بْنَ حُجْرٍ .
Wa'il bin Hujr Narrated from:
I Saw Allah'S Messenger When He Prostrated Placing His Knees (On The Ground) Before His Hands, And When He Got Up, He Raised His Hands Before His Knees.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 268In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 120English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 268
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 268
This Hadith from Wa'il bin Hujr describes what he saw from the Prophet when going into and rising from sujud. He saw the Prophet place his knees on the ground before his hands when he prostrated. When the Prophet got up, he raised his hands before his knees. The Hadith focuses on the physical order of movement in prayer. It is often searched by people asking whether to put knees or hands first in sujud. The explanation here should stay within the text: this report describes knees before hands when going down, and hands before knees when rising. It teaches careful attention to the Prophet’s prayer posture as witnessed by a Companion.
What we learn from this hadith
- This narration describes placing the knees before the hands when going into sujud.
- It also describes raising the hands before the knees when getting up.
- The Hadith shows attention to the Prophet’s physical prayer movements.
- Sujud has manners related to how a person goes down and rises.
