prayed, he said: This is the 'salb' (posture of crucifixion) in prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) used to forbid it. [Narrated by Abu Dawud] (65). It is disliked to pray while one's hair is gathered or one's clothes are tucked up; because Muslim (66) narrated from Ibn Abbas that he saw Abdullah ibn al-Harith praying with his hair gathered from behind, so he stood and began to undo it. When he finished, he turned to Ibn Abbas and said: What is the matter with you and my head? He replied: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying: "The likeness of this is like the likeness of one who prays while he is bound." It is disliked to tuck up one's hair or clothing; due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "I have been commanded to prostrate upon seven bones, and not to tuck up hair or clothing." Agreed upon (67). It is disliked to interlace fingers (tashbik) (68) in prayer; because Ibn Majah (69) narrated from Ka'b ibn Ujrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saw
(65) In [Manuscript] M: "Both of them were narrated by Abu Dawud." The hadith was extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of Takhasur (placing hands on the waist) and Iq'a (sitting on buttocks with shins upright), from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/207. It was also extracted by al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of Prohibition of Takhasur in Prayer, from the Book of Opening the Prayer. Al-Mujtaba 2/98. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/304, 316. (66) In: The Chapter of the Organs of Prostration and the Prohibition of Tucking up Hair and Clothing and Gathering the Hair in Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/355. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of a Man Praying While His Hair is Gathered, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/150, 151. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of the Likeness of One Who Prays While His Head is Gathered, from the Book of Tatbiq. Al-Mujtaba 2/170. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter of Gathering Hair, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/321. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/304, 316. (67) Extracted by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter of Prostration on Seven Bones, and the Chapter of Prostration on the Nose, and the Chapter of Not Tucking up Hair, and the Chapter of Not Tucking up Clothing in Prayer, from the Book of Adhan. Sahih al-Bukhari 1/206, 207. And Muslim, in: The Chapter of the Organs of Prostration and the Prohibition of Tucking up Hair and Clothing and Gathering the Hair in Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sahih Muslim 1/354. It was also extracted by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter of the Organs of Prostration, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/205. And al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter of Upon How Many [Bones] is Prostration, and in: The Chapters of Prostration on the Nose, Hands, Knees, and Feet, and in: The Chapter of Prohibition of Tucking up Hair in Prostration, and the Chapter of Prohibition of Tucking up Clothing in Prostration, from the Book of Tatbiq. Al-Mujtaba 2/164-166, 170. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter of Prostration, and the Chapter of Tucking up Hair and Clothing in Prayer, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/286, 331. And al-Darimi, in: The Chapter of Prostration on Seven Bones and How the Action in Prostration Should Be, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi 1/302. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/221, 222, 255, 270, 279, 280, 285, 286, 292, 305, 324. (68) In [Manuscript] M: "Al-Tashabuk." (69) In: The Chapter of What is Disliked in Prayer, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/310.
