Explanation of the Hadith: Do not kneel down like a camel
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Question:
The questioner says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Abi Dawud 840Sahih (Al-Albani), what is the explanation of this hadith, and is the disagreement in it a contradiction or a diversity?
Answer:
The correct view in the hadith is to place the knees before the hands, because the first thing a camel does when it kneels is to place its hand before its knees. We have been commanded to differ from the way a camel kneels, so we place the knees before the hands, except for the one who is unable or the sick person who needs to rely on his hand.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
when one of you prostrates himself he must not kneel in the manner of camel, but should put down his hands before his knees.
إذا سجد أحدكم فلا يبرك كما يبرك البعير، وليضع يديه قبل ركبتيهAnswer:
The correct view in the hadith is to place the knees before the hands, because the first thing a camel does when it kneels is to place its hand before its knees. We have been commanded to differ from the way a camel kneels, so we place the knees before the hands, except for the one who is unable or the sick person who needs to rely on his hand.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 23 من 24/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/حيران/صالح الفوزان/التفسير/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:54)
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