Method of performing Ruku

Question:-

What is the correct method of making Ruku for males?

Answer:-

After Qiraat, whilst reciting the Takbeer, one should go into Ruku. The hands should be placed on the knees. Whilst in Ruku, one should take support of the knees and the fingers should be spread out. This is the only posture where the fingers are spread out. The back should be kept straight and the head shouldn’t be raised or lowered but rather it should be kept in line with the back. It is recorded in the Hadith Sharif that, when Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam would perform Ruku, then he would keep his back so straight that if water was poured upon it, then it would remain on the back. The arms should also be kept straight.

لان النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم كان يكبر حين يركع ويضع يديه في الركوع علي ركبتيه معتمدا بهما ويفرج أصابعه ويبسط ظهره ولا يرفع راسه ولا ينكّسه لما روي ان النبي صلّي الله عليه وسلم كان اذا ركع سوي ظهره حتي لو صب عليه الماء لاستقر (غنية المتملي ص199/200)

ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:-

Mufti Mohammed Desai

Date: 17 Safar 1444 / 14 September 2022