What is Sunan an-Nasa'i 1266 about?

This hadith from Sunan an-Nasa'i (Book of The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)), narrated by It was narrated from Wa'il bin Hujr that :, states: "He saw the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting during the prayer. He lay his left foot on the ground and placed his forearms on his thighs, and pointed with his forefinger, supplicating with it."

Is this hadith authentic?

This hadith is graded Hasan. Hasan hadiths are considered good and acceptable in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sunan an-Nasa'i, which contains 5,768 hadiths across 52 books. It is hadith number 1266 in the Book of The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer).

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Sunan an-Nasa'i #1266

The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)

Hasan

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَلَسَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ عَلَى فَخِذَيْهِ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ يَدْعُو بِهَا ‏.‏

He saw the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting during the prayer. He lay his left foot on the ground and placed his forearms on his thighs, and pointed with his forefinger, supplicating with it.

Narrated by It was narrated from Wa'il bin Hujr that :

Context

Wa'il bin Hujr describes observing the Prophet (ﷺ) sitting during prayer, demonstrating a specific posture. This highlights the diversity of acceptable postures in Salah. The takeaway is the importance of following the Prophet's example in prayer etiquette.

Modern Application

In daily Salah, Muslims can adopt various postures as demonstrated by the Prophet, ensuring their prayers are performed with proper etiquette and reverence.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Conduct because it illustrates the acceptable postures during Salah as practiced by the Prophet.

Prayer Prophetic Conduct