The ruling on narrating the hadith of placing the hands before the knees
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Question:
He says: Some scholars of knowledge stated that the camel’s knees are in its hands, and this is apparent. And the wording of the hadith is “and let him place his hands before his knees.” Does this have a basis?
Answer:
The camel’s knees are not in its hands. No one from the scholars of language has said this. The knees are in the legs. There is no animal whose knees are in its hands, ever. So this is actually an error. The hadith says, “And let him place his knees before his hands,” not “And let him place his hands before his knees.” Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that this is an error in the wording of the hadith; it was reversed upon the narrator. It was reversed upon the narrator. You will find this research in *Ja’d al-Ma’ad*. Ibn al-Qayyim verified this matter. Yes.
He says: Some scholars of knowledge stated that the camel’s knees are in its hands, and this is apparent. And the wording of the hadith is “and let him place his hands before his knees.” Does this have a basis?
Answer:
The camel’s knees are not in its hands. No one from the scholars of language has said this. The knees are in the legs. There is no animal whose knees are in its hands, ever. So this is actually an error. The hadith says, “And let him place his knees before his hands,” not “And let him place his hands before his knees.” Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that this is an error in the wording of the hadith; it was reversed upon the narrator. It was reversed upon the narrator. You will find this research in *Ja’d al-Ma’ad*. Ibn al-Qayyim verified this matter. Yes.
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