He (al-Tirmidhi) said: 'It is a hasan sahih (good, authentic) hadith.' In a wording narrated by al-Bukhari (35), he said: 'When he bowed, he would firmly grasp his knees with his hands, then he would straighten (hasara) his back. When he raised his head, he would stand upright until every vertebra returned to its place. When he prostrated, he would prostrate without stretching out his arms or pulling them in, and he would face the qibla with the toes of his feet. When he sat in the two rak‘ahs, he would sit on his left foot and keep the other upright. [When it was the prostration that contained the taslim, he would move his left foot back and sit mutawarrikan on his left side] (37), and sit upon his buttocks.'

Section: It is recommended that one stand for prayer when the muezzin says: 'Qad qamat al-salah' (The prayer has been established). Malik expressed this view. Ibn al-Mundhir said: 'The people of the Two Holy Cities (Mecca and Medina) are upon this.' Al-Shafi‘i said: 'He should stand when the muezzin finishes the iqamah.' ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz, Muhammad ibn Ka‘b (38), Salim (39), Abu Qilaba, al-Zuhri, and ‘Ata’ used to stand at the very beginning of the iqamah. Abu Hanifah said: 'He should stand when he (the muezzin) says: "Hayya ‘ala al-salah" (Come to prayer), and when he says: "Qad qamat al-salah," he should pronounce the takbir.' The companions of ‘Abd Allah (ibn Mas‘ud) used to pronounce the takbir when the muezzin said: 'Qad qamat al-salah.' Suwayd ibn Ghafalah (40) and al-Nakha‘i held this view as well. They argued using the statement of Bilal: 'Do not precede me with the "Amin" (41).' This indicates that he (the Imam) pronounces the takbir before the muezzin finishes. It is not recommended in our school that he should pronounce the takbir