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Sahih Muslim 401 (Book 4, Hadith 58) #8063
The Correct Way to Perform Prayer

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) demonstrating the correct way to perform prayer, including raising his hands at the beginning of prayer and reciting takbir, wrapping his hands in a cloth and placing his right hand over left hand when bowing down, reciting "Allah listened to him who praised Him" when coming back up from bowing down, and prostrating between two palms.

Wa'il b. Hujr reported: He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands at the time of beginning the prayer and reciting takbir, and according to Hammam (the narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears. He (the Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then lifted them, and then recited takbir and bowed down, and when (he came back to the erect position) he recited:" Allah listened to him who praised Him". And when he prostrated, he prostrated between his two palms.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ، حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، وَمَوْلًى، لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمَا حَدَّثَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ كَبَّرَ - وَصَفَ هَمَّامٌ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ - ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ بِثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ أَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الثَّوْبِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَهُمَا ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ ‏ "‏ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ سَجَدَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ
TOPICS
prayer  *  recitation  *  prostration  *  takbir

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow the example of Prophet Muhammad's prayers with utmost concentration and devotion so that Allah may accept them from us .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains how Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) performed prayer correctly. He began by raising both of his hands opposite to ears while reciting takbir. Then he wrapped his hands in a cloth and placed one hand over the other while bowing down. When coming back up from bowing down he recited “Allah listened to him who praised Him” before prostrating between two palms. This hadith teaches us that we should follow the example of Prophet Muhammad's prayers as it is an important part of our faith as Muslims. We should also take care that we perform our prayers with utmost concentration and devotion so that Allah may accept them from us.

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