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ahmad:2907 – Ḥajjāj > Sharīk > Abū Isḥāq > al-Tamīmī > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ prostrating, his armpits were so close to the ground that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.  

أحمد:٢٩٠٧ – حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ التَّمِيمِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سَاجِدًا قَدْ خَوَّى حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ  

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muslim:895a – Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah > Yaḥyá b. Abū Bukayr > Shuʿbah > Thābit > Anas

I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands (high enough) in supplication (for rain) that the whiteness of his armpits became visible.  

مسلم:٨٩٥a – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ  

ahmad:2753 – Aswad > Sharīk > Abū Isḥāq > al-Tamīmī > Ibn ʿAbbās

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrating and folding his arms until I saw the whiteness of his armpits.  

أحمد:٢٧٥٣ – حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ عَنِ التَّمِيمِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ سَاجِدًا مُخَوِّيًا حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ