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
= the description of the prayer, from the chapters of prayer. ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 2/61, 100, 101. It was also excerpted by Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on the Completion of the Prayer, from the Book of Establishing the Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/337, 338. (35) In: The Chapter on the Sunnah of Sitting during the Tashahhud... etc., from the Book of the Adhan. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/210. (36) Al-Hasr: pulling/stretching. Meaning he would straighten his back. (37) In Sahih al-Bukhari: 'And when he sat in the last rak‘ah, he would place his left foot forward and keep the other upright.' (38) Abu Hamzah Muhammad ibn Ka‘b al-Qurazi; he was trustworthy, a scholar, a narrator of many hadiths, and pious. He was among the most excellent of the people of Medina in knowledge and jurisprudence. He died in the year 118 AH. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 9/420-422. (39) Abu ‘Umar Salim ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, one of the jurists of the Tabi‘in in Medina; he died in the year 106 AH. Tabaqat al-Fuqaha’, by al-Shirazi 62. (40) Abu Umayyah Suwayd ibn Ghafalah ibn ‘Awsajah al-Ju‘fi al-Kufi. He arrived in Medina when they had just finished burying the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and he witnessed the conquest of Yarmouk. He was trustworthy and died in the year 80 AH. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 4/278-279. (41) Previously mentioned on page 71.
