The Book on Salat (Prayer)
كتاب الصلاة
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Page 1
What Has Been Related About Placing the Hands On The Knees While Bowing
Hadith
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ENGLISH
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And the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If the people knew what (reward) is in the call (Adhan) and the first row, and they found no other way to get that except drawing lots, then they would draw lots."
ARABIC
لَوْ أَنَّ النَّاسَ يَعْلَمُونَ مَا فِي النِّدَاءِ وَالصَّفِّ الأَوَّلِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَجِدُوا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَسْتَهِمُوا عَلَيْهِ لاَسْتَهَمُوا عَلَيْهِ