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Jami at-Tirmidhi 304 — Prophet's Prayer Method
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Prophet's Salah Method With Posture and Takbir
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 304
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 304
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ وَهُوَ، فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَحَدُهُمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ يَقُولُ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلاَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم . قَالُوا مَا كُنْتَ أَقْدَمَنَا لَهُ صُحْبَةً وَلاَ أَكْثَرَنَا لَهُ إِتْيَانًا قَالَ بَلَى . قَالُوا فَاعْرِضْ . فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ اعْتَدَلَ قَائِمًا وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . وَرَكَعَ ثُمَّ اعْتَدَلَ فَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُقْنِعْ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ " سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ " . وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَاعْتَدَلَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلاً ثُمَّ أَهْوَى إِلَى الأَرْضِ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . ثُمَّ جَافَى عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ إِبْطَيْهِ وَفَتَخَ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ ثُمَّ ثَنَى رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ اعْتَدَلَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلاً ثُمَّ أَهْوَى سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ قَالَ " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ " . ثُمَّ ثَنَى رِجْلَهُ وَقَعَدَ وَاعْتَدَلَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ ثُمَّ نَهَضَ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا صَنَعَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ كَذَلِكَ حَتَّى كَانَتِ الرَّكْعَةُ الَّتِي تَنْقَضِي فِيهَا صَلاَتُهُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ عَلَى شِقِّهِ مُتَوَرِّكًا ثُمَّ سَلَّمَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ . قَالَ وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ يَعْنِي قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ .
Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi Narrated from:
Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata' narrated from Abu Humaid As-Saidi, : He (Muhammad) Said: "I Heard Him Saying - While He Was Among Ten Of The Companions Of The Prophet, One Of Whom Was Abu Qatadah Bin Ribi - 'I Am The Most Knowledgeable Among You Of The Salat Of The Allah'S Messenger.' They Said: 'You Did Not Precede Us In His Companionship, Nor Were You In His Company More Than Us.' He Said: 'Even Still." They Said: 'Go Ahead.' So He Said: 'When Allah'S Messenger Stood For Salat He Would Stand With His Back Straight And Raise His Hands Until They Were At The Level Of His Shoulder.Then He Would Say: (Allahu Akbar) "Allah Is Most Great" And Bow. Then He Would Straighten (His Back) So That He Would Not Lower His Head, Nor Raise It, And He Placed His Hands On His Knees. Then He Said: (Sami Allahu Liman Hamidah) "Allah Listens To Those Who Praise Him." And He Raised His Hands And Stood Up Straight Until All Of His Bones Completely Returned To Their Places. Then He Went Down To The Ground Prostrating, Then He Said: (Allahu Akbar) "Allah Is Most Great."Then He Held His Upper Arms Away From His Midsection, And Opened His Toes On His Feet (Facing The Qiblah), Then He Bend His Left Foot And Sat On It Then Straightened Up Until All Of His Bones Completely Returned To Their Placed, Then He Went Down To Prostrate. Then He Said: (Allahu Akbar) "Allah Is Most Great," Then He Bent His Foot And Sat And Straightened Up Until All Of His Bones Completely Returned To Their Places. Then He Got Up.Then In The Second Rak'Ah He Did The Same As That, Such That When He Stood From The Two Prostrations, He Sad The Takbir And Raised His Hands Until They Were At The Level Of His Shoulders As He Did When He Opened The Salat. Then He Did Like That Until It Was The Rak'Ah In Which His Salat Was To End, When He Moved His Left Foot Over And Sat On His Side (In The Mutawarrik Position). Then He Said The Taslim.'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 304In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 156English translation : Vol. 1, Book 2, Hadith 304
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 304
This Hadith gives a detailed description of the Prophet's salah method. Abu Humaid As-Saidi spoke in front of ten Companions and described how Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم stood straight, raised his hands to shoulder level, said Allahu Akbar, bowed with balance, placed his hands on his knees, and rose until his bones returned to place. He also described the prostration, the sitting between prostrations, the second rak'ah, raising the hands when standing after two prostrations, and the final sitting in the mutawarrik position before taslim. The Hadith is valuable for learning prayer posture because it describes the prayer step by step without turning it into a long theory.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's prayer included clear standing, bowing, prostrating, sitting, and taslim.
- Raising the hands to shoulder level is mentioned at key points in the prayer.
- The report gives attention to being upright and settled between movements.
- The Companions listened to a detailed description of the Prophet's salat.
