أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ کُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَکَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ الرُّکُوعِ وَإِذَا جَلَسَ أَضْجَعَ الْيُسْرَی وَنَصَبَ الْيُمْنَی وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَی عَلَی فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَی وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَی عَلَی فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَی وَعَقَدَ ثِنْتَيْنِ الْوُسْطَی وَالْإِبْهَامَ وَأَشَارَ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1268
It was narrated that Wa’il bin Hujr said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم raise his hands when he started to pray, and when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing. And when he sat, he would lay his left foot on the ground and keep his right foot upright, and he placed his left hand on his left thigh, and his right hand on his right thigh, making a circle with his middle finger and thumb, and pointing.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020