أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْمَعِيلُ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ کُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَی صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ کَيْفَ يُصَلِّي فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّی حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْکَعَ رَفَعَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِکَ وَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَی رُکْبَتَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنْ الرُّکُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِکَ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ بِذَلِکَ الْمَنْزِلِ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَی وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَی عَلَی فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَی وَحَدَّ مِرْفَقَهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَی فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَی وَقَبَضَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَحَلَّقَ وَرَأَيْتُهُ يَقُولُ هَکَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِشْرٌ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ مِنْ الْيُمْنَی وَحَلَّقَ الْإِبْهَامَ وَالْوُسْطَی
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1270
It was narrated that Wa’il bin Hujr said: “I said: ‘I am going to watch the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and see how he prays.’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم stood up and faced the Qiblah, then he raised his hands until they were in level with his ears, then he held his left hand with his right. When he wanted to bow, he raised them (his hands) likewise, then placed his hands on his knees. When he raised his head from bowing, he raised them (his hands) likewise. When he prostrated he put his hands in the same position in relation to his head, then he sat up and lay his left foot on the ground. He placed his left hand on his left thigh and his right elbow on his right thigh, and made a circle with two of his fingers. And I saw him doing like this” — and Bishr (one of the narrators) pointed with the forefinger of his right hand and made a circle with the thumb and middle finger. (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020