ذِكْرُ خَبَرٍ قَدْ يُوهِمُ غَيْرَ الْمُتَبَحِّرِ فِي صِنَاعَةِ الْحَدِيثِ أَنَّ خَبَرَ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ الَّذِي ذَكَرْنَاهُ مَعْلُولٌ

[Machine] He was in a gathering where his father was present, and he was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ . In the gathering, there were Abu Huraira, Abu Usaid, and Abu Humaid Al-Saadi, who were from the Ansar. They were discussing about prayer, and then Abu Humaid said, "I will inform you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." They replied, "Show us." He stood up to pray, and they watched. He began by saying the Takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders, then he raised his hands to the level of his ears before bowing, and he positioned his hands neither levelled with knees nor crossed but placed them on thighs. Then, he raised his head and said, "Sami Allahu liman hamidah (Allah hears whoever praises Him)," and raised his hands. Then, he said, "Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest)," and prostrated, placing his forehead, nose, arms, and feet on the ground while his hands were prostrated as well. Then, he said the Takbeer, sat with one of his legs tucked and the other extended, and said the Takbeer again before prostrating with the other leg as well. Then, he said the Takbeer, stood up without tawarruk (resting on the buttocks on the ground while seated) and performed another rakah (unit of prayer). He repeated the same actions and then sat after the two rakahs, until he intended to stand up, he said the Takbeer, performed the two final rakahs, and after completing the prayer, he said the Tasleem to the right, "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah)," and to the left, "Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah)." Al-Hasan bin Al-Hur narrated that Isa also mentioned in the gathering during the Tashahhud, that the Prophet ﷺ would place his left hand on his left thigh and his right hand on his right thigh, then he would point with one finger in supplication.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ كَانَ فِيهِ أَبُوهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَفِي الْمَجْلِسِ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأَنَّهُمْ تَذَاكَرُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالُوا فَأَرِنَا قَالَ فَقَامَ يُصَلِّي وَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ «فَبَدَأَ يُكَبِّرُ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ أَيْضًا ثُمَّ أَمْكَنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ غَيْرَ مُقَنِّعٍ وَلَا مُصَوِّبٍ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ فَسَجَدَ فَانْتَصَبَ عَلَى كَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَصُدُورِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَجَلَسَ وَتَوَرَّكَ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَنَصَبَ قَدَمَهُ الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ الْأُخْرَى فَكَبَّرَ فَقَامَ وَلَمْ يَتَوَرَّكْ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَرَكَعَ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُخْرَى وَكَبَّرَ كَذَلِكَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ بَعْدَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا هُوَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْهَضَ لِلْقِيَامِ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأَخِيرَتَيْنِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ سَلَامٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ» قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُرِّ وَحَدَّثَنِي عِيسَى أَنَّ مِمَّا حَدَّثَهُ أَيْضًا فِي الْمَجْلِسِ فِي التَّشَهُّدِ «أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَيَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ يُشِيرُ فِي الدُّعَاءِ بِإِصْبَعٍ وَاحِدَةٍ»  

[Machine] The sun set, then Ali prayed for people and recited Yasin and similar verses. Then he bowed down from his recitation of the Surah, then he raised his head and said Allah heard the one who praised him. Then he stood up for the amount of the Surah, made supplication and glorified Allah, then he bowed down for the amount of his recitation, then he said Allah heard the one who praised him. Then he stood up again for the amount of the Surah, then he bowed down for the same amount, until he performed four units of prayer. Then he said Allah heard the one who praised him, then he prostrated, then he stood up in the second unit and did the same as he did in the first unit. Then he sat down and supplicated and expressed desire until the sun rose. Then he informed them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did the same. Abu Saad Al-Malini informed us that Abu Ahmad bin Adi Al-Hafiz said that Hanash bin Al-Mutamir, Abu Al-Mutamir Al-Kinanin, one of them said Hanash bin Rabia, heard Ali narrated by them. Simak bin Harb and Al-Hakam bin Utaiba spoke about his narration. He is Kuwafi. I heard Ibn Hammad mentioning him according to Al-Bukhari. Abu Ahmad said, and Abu Abdul Rahman An-Nasai said in what Muhammad bin Abbas informed me, Hanash bin Al-Mutamir is not strong. The Sheikh said, and among our companions who went to verify the reports in this number, it is valid for everyone to add what he memorized. and it is possible that ﷺ increased in bowing if he did not see the sun shining. Ishaaq bin Rahawayh went to this, and after him Muhammad bin Ishaaq bin Khuzaimeh, and Abu Bakr Ahmad bin Ishaaq bin Ayyoub As-Sibghi, and Abu Sulaiman Al-Khattabi, and Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Al-Mundhir, the companion of Khalifiyat. And with Allah is success, and what Ash-Shafi'i indicated from the preference is sound. And Allah knows best.  

كَسَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ فَصَلَّى عَلِيٌّ ؓ لِلنَّاسِ فَقَرَأَ بِ يس وَنَحْوِهَا ثُمَّ رَكَعَ نَحْوًا مِنْ قِرَاءَتِهِ السُّورَةَ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللهَ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ قَدْرَ السُّورَةِ يَدْعُو وَيُكَبِّرُ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ قَدْرَ قِرَاءَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ قَامَ أَيْضًا قَدْرَ السُّورَةِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ قَدْرَ ذَلِكَ أَيْضًا حَتَّى رَكَعَ أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ ثُمَّ قَامَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَفَعَلَ كَفِعْلِهِ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ جَلَسَ يَدْعُو وَيَرْغَبُ حَتَّى انْكَشَفَتِ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ حَدَّثَهُمْ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ 6330 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ الْمَالِينِيُّ أَنْبَأَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ حَنَشُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ أَبُو الْمُعْتَمِرِ الْكِنَانِيُّ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ حَنَشُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا ؓ رَوَى عَنْهُ سِمَاكُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَالْحَكَمُ بْنُ عُتَيْبَةَ يَتَكَلَّمُونَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَهُوَ كُوفِيٌّ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ حَمَّادٍ يَذْكُرُهُ عَنِ الْبُخَارِيِّ قَالَ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ وَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ النَّسَائِيُّ فِيمَا أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنْهُ حَنَشُ بْنُ الْمُعْتَمِرِ لَيْسَ بِالْقَوِيِّ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَمِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا مَنْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى تَصْحِيحِ الْأَخْبَارِ الْوَارِدَةِ فِي هَذِهِ الْأَعْدَادِ وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَلَهَا مَرَّاتٍ مَرَّةً رُكُوعَيْنِ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَمَرَّةً ثَلَاثَ رُكُوعَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ وَمَرَّةً أَرْبَعَ رُكُوعَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ فَأَدَّى كُلٌّ مِنْهُمْ مَا حَفِظَ وَأَنَّ الْجَمِيعَ جَائِزٌ وَكَأَنَّهُ ﷺ كَانَ يَزِيدُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ إِذَا لَمْ يَرَ الشَّمْسَ قَدْ تَجَلَّتْ ذَهَبَ إِلَى هَذَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ رَاهَوَيْهِ وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ خُزَيْمَةَ وَأَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الصِّبْغِيُّ وَأَبُو سُلَيْمَانَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ وَاسْتَحْسَنَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ صَاحِبُ الْخِلَافِيَّاتِ وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ وَالَّذِي أَشَارَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّافِعِيُّ مِنَ التَّرْجِيحِ أَصَحُّ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

I am one among you who is more informed of the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. They said: Why, By Allah, you did not follow him more than us, nor did you remain in his company longer than us? He said: Yes. They said: Then describe (how the Prophet prayed). He said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to pray, he raised his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders, and uttered the takbir (Allah is the most great), until every bone rested in its place properly: then re recited (some verses from the Quran); then he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders; then he bowed; placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising nor lowering his head; then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praise Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite to his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated: then he uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of the two Rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders; then he bowed, placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising or lowering his head: then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praises Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated himself; then he prostrated; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of two rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders in the way he had uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great) at the beginning of the prayer; then he did that in the remainder of his prayer; and after prostration which if followed by the taslim (salutation) he out his left foot and sat on his left hip. They said: You have spoken the truth. This is how he(peace be upon him) used to pray. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 730)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِمَ؟ مَا كُنْتَ أَكْثَرَنَا لَهُ تَبَعًا وَلَا أَقْدَمَنَا لَهُ صُحْبَةً قَالَ بَلَى قَالُوا فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَضَعُ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَعْتَدِلُ وَلَا يَنْصُبُ رَأْسَهُ وَلَا يَقْنَعُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مِنْهُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَهْوِي إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَيُجَافِي يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا وَيَفْتَحُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا مُعْتَدِلًا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ أَوْ يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَوْضِعَهُ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ أَوْ كَبَّرَ عِنْدَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَقِيَّةِ صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا التَّسْلِيمُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ مُتَوَرِّكًا عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ فَقَالُوا جَمِيعًا صَدَقَ هَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ