Narrated Wail ibn Hujr: I said that I should look at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ how he prays. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and faced the qiblah (i. e. the direction of Kabah) and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great); then he raised his hands till he brought them in front of his ears; then he caught hold of his left hand with his right hand (i. e. folded his hands). When he was about to bow, he raised them (his hands) in a like manner. Then he sat, stretched out his left foot (to sit on it), placed his left hand on his left thigh, and kept away the tip of his right elbow from his right thigh, joined two fingers, formed a ring, to do so. And the narrator Bishr made a ring with the thumb and the middle finger.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَى صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏"فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَكَبَّرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا بِأُذُنَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَحَدَّ مِرْفَقَهُ الْأَيْمَنَ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَبَضَ ثِنْتَيْنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَحَلَّقَ حَلْقَةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَرَأَيْتُهُ يَقُولُ هَكَذَا:‏‏‏‏ وَحَلَّقَ بِشْرٌ الْإِبْهَامَ وَالْوُسْطَى وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ".

Abdullah bin Umar said: "A Sunnah of the prayer is that you should raise your right foot, and make your left foot lie (on the ground). "

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "سُنَّةُ الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تَنْصِبَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُمْنَى وَتَثْنِيَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى".

(There is another chain) reported from Yahya who said: "I heard Al-Qasim saying: "Abdullah bin Abdullah informed me that he heard Abdullah bin Umar saying: "From the Sunnah of the prayer is to lay your left foot on the ground, and raise your right foot. "

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ الْقَاسِمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ "مِنْ سُنَّةِ الصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تُضْجِعَ رِجْلَكَ الْيُسْرَى وَتَنْصِبَ الْيُمْنَى".

It was reported from Ibrahim that he said: "When the Prophet ﷺ would sit in the prayer, he would place his left foot horizontally - so much so that the upper-part of his foot became black. "

حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ وَكِيعٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيم، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ افْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى حَتَّى اسْوَدَّ ظَهْرُ قَدَمِهِ".

Abu Humaid al-Saeedi said (in the presence of ten compansions of the prophet): I am more informed than any of you regarding the manner in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ offered his prayer. They said: Present it. The narrator then reported the tradition, saying: he bent the toes of his feet turning them towards the Qiblah when he prostrated, then he uttered “ Allah is most great, ” and raised (his head), and bent his left foot and sat on it, and he did the same in the second Rakah. The narrator then transmitted the tradition, and added: In the prostration (i. e., the Rakah) which ended at the salutation, he sat on the hips at the left side. ahmad (b. Hanbal) added: they said: You are right. This is how he used to pray. They (Ahmed and Musaddad) did not mention in their versions how he sat after offering two rak’ahs of prayer.

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ. ح وحَدَّثَنَامُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ جَعْفَرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُهُ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَالَ أَحْمَدُ:‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْهُمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ فَاعْرِضْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "وَيَفْتَحُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ يَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيَرْفَعُ وَيَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ فِي الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ"، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَتِ السَّجْدَةُ الَّتِي فِيهَا التَّسْلِيمُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَقَعَدَ مُتَوَرِّكًا عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ". زَادَ أَحْمَدُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ صَدَقْتَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏هَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَذْكُرَا فِي حَدِيثِهِمَا الْجُلُوسَ فِي الثِّنْتَيْنِ كَيْفَ جَلَسَ.

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata was sitting in the company of a few Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He then narrated his tradition, but he did not mention the name of Abu Qatadah. He said: When he ( the Prophet) sat up the two rak’ahs he sat on his left foot; and when sat up after the last rak’ah he put out his left foot and sat on his hip.

حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ اللَّيْثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ أَبَا قَتَادَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "فَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ جَلَسَ عَلَى رِجْلِهِ الْيُسْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا جَلَسَ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ قَدَّمَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَجَلَسَ عَلَى مَقْعَدَتِهِ".

Muhammad bin Amr al-Amir said: I was sitting in the company ( of the Companions). He then narrated this tradition saying: When he (the Prophet) sat up after two rak’ahs, he sat on the sole of his left foot and raised his left foot. When he sat up after four rak’ahs, he placed his left hip on the ground and put out his both feet on one side.

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ،‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو الْعَامِرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ فِيهِ:‏‏‏‏ "فَإِذَا قَعَدَ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ قَعَدَ عَلَى بَطْنِ قَدَمِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَنَصَبَ الْيُمْنَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِذَا كَانَتِ الرَّابِعَةُ أَفْضَى بِوَرِكِهِ الْيُسْرَى إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَأَخْرَجَ قَدَمَيْهِ مِنْ نَاحِيَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ".

Abbas or Ayyash bin Sahl al-Saeed that he attended a company in which his father was also present. He then narrated this tradition saying: He (the Prophet) prostrated himself, he depended on his palms, knees and the toes of his feet. When he sat up, he sat on his hips, and raised his other foot. He then uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and prostrated himself. He uttered the takbir and stood up and did not sit on his hips. Then he repeated (the same) and offered the second rak’ah; he uttered the takbir in the same manner, and sat up after two rak’ahs. When he was about to stand up, he stood up after saying the takbir. Then he offered the last two rak’ahs. When he saluted, he saluted on his right and left sides. Abu Dawud said: in this tradition there is no mention of sitting on hips and raising hands when he stood after two rak’ahs as narrated by Abu al-Hamid.

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرٌ أَبُو خَيْثَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الْحُرِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبَّاسٍ أَوْ عَيَّاشِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَبُوهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "فَسَجَدَ فَانْتَصَبَ عَلَى كَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَصُدُورِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَتَوَرَّكَ وَنَصَبَ قَدَمَهُ الْأُخْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَسَجَدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَقَامَ وَلَمْ يَتَوَرَّكْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ عَادَ فَرَكَعَ الرَّكْعَةَ الْأُخْرَى فَكَبَّرَ كَذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَلَسَ بَعْدَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ حَتَّى إِذَا هُوَ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَنْهَضَ لِلْقِيَامِ قَامَ بِتَكْبِيرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ رَكَعَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ الْأُخْرَيَيْنِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ". قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِي حَدِيثِهِ مَا ذَكَرَ عَبْدُ الْحَمِيدِ فِي التَّوَرُّكِ وَالرَّفْعِ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ ثِنْتَيْنِ.

Abbas bin Sahl said: Abu Humaid, Abu usaid, Sahl bin Saad and Muhammad bin Maslamah got together. Then he narrated this tradition. He did not mention the raising of hands when he stood after two rak’ahs, nor did he mention sitting. He said: When he finished (his prostration), he spread his foot (on the ground) and turned the toes of his right feet towards the qiblah (and then he sat on his left foot).

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي فُلَيْحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اجْتَمَعَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ، وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الرَّفْعَ إِذَا قَامَ مِنْ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَلَا الْجُلُوسَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ "حَتَّى فَرَغَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَقْبَلَ بِصَدْرِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى قِبْلَتِهِ".

Abd Allah bin Masud said: when we (prayed and) sat up during prayer along the Messenger of Allah (may peach be upon him), we said: “Peace be to Allah before it is supplicated for His servants; peace be to so and so. “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do not say “Peace be to Allah, ”for Allah Himself is peace. When one of you sits (during the prayer), he should say: The adoration of the tongue are due to Allah, and acts of worship and all good things. Peace be upon you, O Prophet, and Allah’s mercy and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon Allah’s upright servants. When you say that, it reaches every upright servant in heavens and earth or between heavens and earth. I testify that there is no god but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger. Then he may choose any supplication which pleases him and offer it.

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْأَعْمَشِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي شَقِيقُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ كُنَّا إِذَا جَلَسْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ السَّلَامُ عَلَى اللَّهِ قَبْلَ عِبَادِهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ وَفُلَانٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ "لَا تَقُولُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَى اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّلَامُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنْ إِذَا جَلَسَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَقُلْ:‏‏‏‏ التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّكُمْ إِذَا قُلْتُمْ ذَلِكَ أَصَابَ كُلَّ عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ لِيَتَخَيَّرْ أَحَدُكُمْ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ أَعْجَبَهُ إِلَيْهِ فَيَدْعُوَ بِهِ".