أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الرَّهَاوِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ عَطَائٍ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ أَلَا أُصَلِّي لَکُمْ کَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي فَقُلْنَا بَلَی فَقَامَ فَلَمَّا رَکَعَ وَضَعَ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَی رُکْبَتَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ أَصَابِعَهُ مِنْ وَرَائِ رُکْبَتَيْهِ وَجَافَی إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّی اسْتَقَرَّ کُلُّ شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَامَ حَتَّی اسْتَوَی کُلُّ شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَجَافَی إِبْطَيْهِ حَتَّی اسْتَقَرَّ کُلُّ شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ قَعَدَ حَتَّی اسْتَقَرَّ کُلُّ شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ حَتَّی اسْتَقَرَّ کُلُّ شَيْئٍ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ صَنَعَ کَذَلِکَ أَرْبَعَ رَکَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَکَذَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُصَلِّي وَهَکَذَا کَانَ يُصَلِّي بِنَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1042
It was narrated that ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir said: “Shall I not show you how I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم pray?” We said: “Yes.” So he stood up and when he bowed, he placed his palms on his knees and put his fingers behind his knees, and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he raised his head and stood up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated and held his arms out from his sides, until every part of him settled. Then he sat up until every part of him settled. Then he prostrated again until every part of him settled. Then he did four Rak’ahs like that. Then he said: “This is how I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم pray, and this is how he used to lead us in prayer.”(Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020