2/87. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 271 — Face Between Hands in Sujud
What Has Been Related About Where A Man Placed His Face When He Prostrates
Face Between Hands in Sujud: A Simple Prayer Posture Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 271
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 271
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لِلْبَرَاءِ بْنِ عَازِبٍ أَيْنَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَضَعُ وَجْهَهُ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَقَالَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ وَأَبِي حُمَيْدٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ الْبَرَاءِ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ . وَهُوَ الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ تَكُونَ يَدَاهُ قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ .
Abu Ishaq Narrated from:
I Said To Al-Bara Bin Azib: 'Where Would The Prophet Place His Face When He Prostrated?' He Said: 'Between His Hands.'
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 271In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 123English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 271
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 271
This Hadith records a direct question and answer about sujud. Abu Ishaq asked Al-Bara bin Azib where the Prophet would place his face when he prostrated. Al-Bara answered: between his hands. The teaching is short but very practical. It helps a worshipper understand the placement of the face in relation to the hands during sujud. The Hadith does not give a long list of details, so the explanation should stay simple. In sujud, the face is not placed away from the hands in a random way. It is placed between them. This small detail shows how carefully the Companions observed the Prophet’s prayer and passed on even brief points of posture.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet placed his face between his hands in sujud.
- The Companions asked about and preserved details of prayer posture.
- Small details in sujud help form a careful prayer.
- The Hadith gives a direct answer without extra complication.
