Hadith 36

Sahih Muslim

Book 5: The Book of Mosques and Places of Prayer

Chapter 5

The recommendation to place the hands on the knees when bowing, and the abrogation of tatbiq

باب النَّدْبِ إِلَى وَضْعِ الأَيْدِي عَلَى الرُّكَبِ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَنَسْخِ التَّطْبِيقِ ‏

Sahih Muslim 535c
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ مُصْعَبِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ رَكَعْتُ فَقُلْتُ بِيَدَىَّ هَكَذَا - يَعْنِي طَبَّقَ بِهِمَا وَوَضَعَهُمَا بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ - فَقَالَ أَبِي قَدْ كُنَّا نَفْعَلُ هَذَا ثُمَّ أُمِرْنَا بِالرُّكَبِ ‏.‏
Ibn Sa'd reported:

I bowed and my hands were in this state, i. e. they were put together, palm to palm, and were placed between his thighs. My father said: We used to do like this but were later on commanded to place them on the knees.

Chain of Narrators

follower
1

Mus'ub bin Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas

مصعب بن سعد بن أبى وقاص الزهرى

52 narrations

follower
2

al-Zubair bin Ady al-Hmdany

الزبير بن عدي الهمداني اليامي

16 narrations

follower
3

Isma'il bin Abi Khalid al-Ahmsi

إسماعيل بن أبي خالد الأحمسي

258 narrations

successor
4

Waki' bin al-Jarrah

وكيع بن الجراح

1,129 narrations

3rd Generation
5

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba

أبو بكر بن أبي شيبة

2,203 narrations