English Translation

Abbas — or Ayyash — ibn Sahl al-Sa'idi narrates that he was in a gathering in which his father, a Companion of the Noble Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), was present, along with Hadrat Abu Hurayrah, Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi, and Abu Usayd (may Allah be well pleased with them all). Then he narrated the same report with some additions and omissions. In it: 'Then he raised his blessed head — meaning from bowing — and said: "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah, Allahumma Rabbana lak al-hamd" (Allah hears the one who praises Him; O Allah our Lord, to You belongs all praise). He raised his blessed hands, then said: "Allahu Akbar" and went into prostration. In prostration, he rested on his palms, knees, and the front of his feet. Then he said the takbir and sat in the tawarruk position (sitting on the left hip) and kept the other foot upright. Then he said the takbir and prostrated, then said the takbir and stood up without doing tawarruk.' Then the narrator continued the hadith: 'He sat after two rak'ahs. When he wished to rise for the third, he stood up with a takbir. He then prayed the remaining two rak'ahs.' In this version, tawarruk in the final tashahhud was not mentioned.