# Sunan al-Nasa'i - The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 22, 2026*

**3 hadith**

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## Hadith #883

**Book:** The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer | **Narrator(s):** Amr bin 'Ali bin Bahr al-Bahli عمرو بن علي بن بحر الباهلي, Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'ab محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ذئب, Sa'id bin Sm'an al-Ansari سعيد بن سمعان الأنصاري الزرقي, Yahya bin Sa'id bin Farroukh al-Qatan يحيى بن سعيد بن فروخ القطان

“I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he started to pray, raise his hands, and when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing, until they were parallel with the top of his ears.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-al-nasai-883/)*

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## Hadith #239

**Book:** The Book on Salat (Prayer) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin Sa'id al-Ashaj عبد الله بن سعيد بن حصين الكندي - الأشج, Abu Hurairah, Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'ab محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ذئب, Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل, Sa'id bin Sm'an al-Ansari سعيد بن سمعان الأنصاري الزرقي

“When Allah’s Messenger performed the Takbir for Salat he would spread his fingers.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-239/)*

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## Hadith #240

**Book:** The Book on Salat (Prayer) | **Narrator(s):** Abdullah bin 'Abdur Rahman al-Daarimi عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن الدارمي, Abu Hurairah, Muhammad bin 'Abdur Rahman b. Abi Dh'ab محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ذئب, Sa'id bin Sm'an al-Ansari سعيد بن سمعان الأنصاري الزرقي

“When Allah’s Messenger would enter the Salat he would raise his hands while they were extended.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/jami-al-tirmidhi-240/)*

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