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963. It was reported from 'Abdul-Ḥamīd — meaning Ibn Ja'far, that he was informed by Muḥammad bin 'Amr bin 'Aṭā' who said: "I heard Abū Ḥumaid As-Sā'idī while he was amidst a group of ten Companions of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ — among them Abū Qatādah — saying: 'I am the most knowledgeable among you regarding the prayer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ.' They said: 'So bring forth (what you know).'" And he mentioned (ﷺ) the Ḥadīth. He said: 'He (ﷺ) would bend the toes of his feet when he prostrated.[1] Then he would say "Allāhu Akbar," and then raise his head (to sit up). He would place
his left foot horizontally (on the ground), sitting on it, allowing every bone to return to its normal position. Then he would perform the second (Rak'ah) in a similar fashion.” And he mentioned the Hadīth. He said: “Until, when he ﷺ performed the prostration that is before the Taslīm, he would move his left leg further, and sit on his buttocks — on his left side.”
Ahmad added: “They (the other Companions) said: ‘You have told the truth. This is how he ﷺ used to pray.’”[1]
And neither of them[2] mentioned how he sat in the two Rak'ah prayer in their narrations. (Sahih)
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[1] Such that they would be pointing towards the Qiblah.
Commentary
See narrations 733-734 where much of what is in this chapter preceded. In the final Tashahhud which is followed by the Taslīm many narrations describe the sitting position called Tawarruk
