English Translation

Aswad ibn Amir told us: Zuhayr ibn Mu'awiyah told us, from Asim ibn Kulayb, that his father informed him, that Wa'il ibn Hujr informed him, saying: I said: "I will surely watch the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) to see how he prays." So he stood and raised his hands until they were level with his ears, then took his left hand with his right. Then, he said, when he wished to bow, he raised his hands until they were level with his ears, then placed his hands on his knees; then he raised his head, raising his hands likewise; then he prostrated, placing his hands level with his ears; then he sat, spreading his left foot, and placed his left palm on his left knee - his thigh, in Asim's description - then placed the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh, closed three fingers, and made a ring with one; then I saw him say like this - and Zuhayr pointed with his index finger, closing two fingers and making a ring with the thumb over the second finger. Zuhayr said: Asim said: and Abd al-Jabbar told me, from some of his family, that Wa'il said: I came to him another time, when the people were wearing clothes, among them cloaks and woolen wraps, and I saw them gesturing like this beneath their garments.