أَخْبَرَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ نَاصِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَاصِمَ بْنَ کُلَيْبٍ يَذْکُرُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَی صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَکَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّی رَأَيْتُ إِبْهَامَيْهِ قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْکَعَ کَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ فَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ کَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ فَکَانَتْ يَدَاهُ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ عَلَی الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي اسْتَقْبَلَ بِهِمَا الصَّلَاةَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1107
It was narrated that Wa’il bin Hujr said: “I came to Al-Madinah and said: ‘I am going to watch the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم pray. He said the Takbir and raised his hands until I saw his thumbs near his ears. When he wanted to bow, he said the Takbir and raised his hands. Then he raised his head and said: ‘Sami’ Allahu liman Hamidah (Allah hears the one who praises Him).’ Then he said the Takbir and prostrated, and his hands were in the same position in relation to his ears as when he started the prayer.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020