about the ruling on prostrating on the knees?
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The Shaykh : Correct, the camel kneels on its forelegs.
The questioner : ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the opposite ... of the camel, and the first thing a camel does when it kneels is to place its front knees on the ground.
The Shaykh : But the hadith did not say "do not kneel on what the camel kneels on"; it said "do not kneel as the camel kneels," so the prohibition is of the manner.
The questioner : ... the knees
The Shaykh : Now, when you pray, what do you bring forward?
The questioner : You bring forward the knee.
The Shaykh : The knees?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, this is what we want, we want nothing other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes? Five minutes.
The student : The adhan ...
The Shaykh : Good, yes.
The questioner : ... the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded the opposite ... of the camel, and the first thing a camel does when it kneels is to place its front knees on the ground.
The Shaykh : But the hadith did not say "do not kneel on what the camel kneels on"; it said "do not kneel as the camel kneels," so the prohibition is of the manner.
The questioner : ... the knees
The Shaykh : Now, when you pray, what do you bring forward?
The questioner : You bring forward the knee.
The Shaykh : The knees?
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, this is what we want, we want nothing other than this.
The Shaykh : Yes? Five minutes.
The student : The adhan ...
The Shaykh : Good, yes.