Imam -asws spread his elbows and did not place his -asws arms on the ground.
Imam -asws spread his elbows and did not place his -asws arms on the ground. In this way, Imam -asws performed two Rak’ats of Salat. Imam -asws kept the fingers of his hands close side by side when reciting Tashud [9] in a sitting position (similar to sitting between two Sajuds-prostrations). When Imam -asws finished saying the Tashud, Imam -asws then read ‘Salam’ and ended the Salat.’ [10] See the complete Hadith ‘ Imam–asws showed how to offer Salat’ .
Additional reference: (Amir-ul-Momineen Imam Ali -asws says): And when you sit on your left hand side while your right foot crosses the sole of your left foot, we symbolically indicate that we have established the righteous path and have annihilated the falsehood.
[11] Reciting Al-Qunut Imam ‘Abu ‘Abd Allah -asws (our 6 th Imam -asws ) has said: ‘It is sufficient for Al-Qunut to say, اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَ ارْحَمْنَا وَ عَافِنَا وَ اعْفُ عَنَّا فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ “O Allah -azwj , Forgive us, Grant us Mercy, good health and Pardon us in this world and in the next life; You -azwj have power over all things.’ [12] ‘ Additional Ahadith on Qunut ’ Reciting Tashud Additional reference: (Amir-ul-Momineen Imam Ali -asws says): In the ‘Tashud’ we renew our ‘Eman’ and the resumption of Islam and approval of death and resurrection after death.
[13] اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا شريك له، واشهد ان محمدا عبده ورسوله، واشهد ان علي وَلِيَّ الله اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد السَّلَامُ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلَى عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ وَ رَحْمَتُ اللَّهِ وَ بَرَكاتُ See a longer version of Tashud in: ‘ Tashud ’ Standing after two Sajuds (after 1st and 3 rd Rakat) بِإِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَزَوَّرِ عَنِ الْأَصْبَغِ بْنِ نُبَاتَةَ قَالَ: كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ قَعَدَ حَتَّى يَطْمَئِنَّ ثُمَّ يَقُومُ By his chain, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Bin Yahya, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Ali Bin Al Hazawwir, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata who said, ‘Amir-ul-Momineen -asws , whenever he -asws raised his -asws head from the Sajdahs, he -asws would (remain) seated until he -asws was at rest, then he -asws would be standing.
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