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Prostration
Pronouncing the takbir and raising the hands when descending into prostration (*)
Then: “He, ﷺ, would pronounce the takbir and move down into prostration.” (1) He also instructed the man who prayed incorrectly to do likewise, saying to him:
“No one’s prayer is complete until … he says, ‘Samiʿa Allahu liman ḥamidah’ (Allah hears the one who praises Him), stands upright; then says, ‘Allahu akbar’ (Allah is Most Great); and then prostrates until his joints come to rest.” (2)
Likewise: “Whenever he intended to prostrate, he would pronounce the takbir, keep his arms away from his sides, and then prostrate.” (3)
“And on occasion he would raise his hands when he prostrated.” (4)
(*) This heading is not found in the original manuscript; we observed that the Shaykh—may Allah have mercy on him—refers to it as a separate topic in several places of this book, so we have inserted it as a heading. See pp. 610, 799, and elsewhere.
(1) This point has already been mentioned under the hadith of Abu Hurayrah concerning his rising from ruku (p. 674).
(2) Reported by Abu Dawud and al-Hakim, who graded it sahih; al-Dhahabi agreed. Its documentation has previously been given on p. 189.
(3) Reported by Abu Ya‘la in his Musnad (folio 284/2) with a good chain, and by Ibn Khuzaymah (1/79/2) with another sound chain.
(4) Ten Companions—may Allah be pleased with them—narrated that the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands in this manner. I have cited their hadiths individually, analyzed them, and authenticated them in al-Ta‘liqat al-Jiyad ‘ala Zad al-Ma‘ad, specifying which chains are sound and which are weak. Taken together, the supporting reports render the practice certain, to the point that anyone who surveys them all reaches unwavering conviction that it is established—and even mutawatir—from the Prophet ﷺ. Below, we will quote only those narrations whose chains are sound and beyond reproach:
السجود
التكبير ورفع اليدين عند الهوي إلى السجود (*)
ثم " كان ﷺ يكبر، ويهوي ساجداً " (١) ، ﴿وأمر بذلك (المسيء
صلاته) ؛ فقال له:
" لا تتم صلاة لأحد من الناس حتى ... يقول: (سمع الله لمن حمده) .
حتى يستوي قائماً؛ ثم يقول: الله أكبر. ثم يسجد حتى تطمئن مفاصله " (٢)
و" كان إذا أراد أن يسجد؛ كبَّر، [ويجافي يديه عن جنبيه] ، ثم
يسجد " (٣) ﴾ .
و" كان أحياناً يرفع يديه إذا سجد " (٤) .
(*) هذا العنوان زيادة على الأصل، وجدنا الشيخ ﵀ يعزو إليه - كموضوع -
في مواضع من كتابه هذا؛ فجعلناه عنواناً. انظر (ص ٦١٠ و ٧٩٩) وغيرها.
(١) سبق هذا في حديث أبي هريرة المذكور في (قيامه من الركوع) [ص ٦٧٤] .
(٢) ﴿ [رواه] أبو داود، والحاكم وصححه. ووافقه الذهبي، [وسبق تخريجه (ص ١٨٩) ] ﴾ .
(٣) ﴿رواه أبو يعلى في " مسنده " (ق ٢٨٤/٢) بسندٍ جيد، وابن خزيمة (١/٧٩/٢)
بسندٍ آخر صحيح﴾ .
(٤) روى هذا الرفع عنه ﷺ عشرة من الصحابة ﵃، وقد سقت
أحاديثهم وتكلمت عليها، وخرجتها في " التعليقات الجياد على زاد المعاد " حديثاً
حديثاً، وبينت ما يصح إسناده منها، وما لا يصح، ولكنه يقوى في الشواهد؛ بحيث إن
الواقف على هذه الأحاديث كلها يجزم جزماً قاطعاً بثبوته عن النبي ﷺ، بل وبتواتره عنه.
وها نحن نسوق منها في هذا التعليق ما صح سنده ولا مطعن فيه: