[Machine] "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I want to watch how he prays." He ﷺ stood up, faced the qibla, and said the takbeer (saying 'Allahu Akbar'). He raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. Then, when he performed the rukoo' (bowing), he placed his hands on his knees. When he raised his head from the rukoo', he raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. Then, when he prostrated, he placed his face between his hands in that position. Abdul-Wahid ibn Ziyad narrated from Asim that his hands were in line with his shoulders in raising his hands, and Sufyan ibn Uyaynah confirmed this. Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal and others narrated from Asim that his hands were in line with his ears in raising his hands. And when he prostrated, he placed his head between his hands in that position."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي قَالَ فَقَامَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ وَجْهَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ بِذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ كَذَا قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَوَافَقَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فِي رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَقَالَ بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَقَالَ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ رَأْسَهُ بِذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِ مِنْ يَدَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to have his hands positioned as far as his ears when he prostrated.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ يَكُونُ يَدَاهُ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ كَذَا  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he prostrated and his hands were near his ears. Abu Bakr ibn al-Hassan al-Qadi informed us that Hajib ibn Ahmad reported to him, Abdullah ibn Hashim narrated from Waki', who narrated from Sufyan, that he mentioned it. This narration is closer to the narration of Abu Humaid al-Sa'idi and his companions.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ سَجَدَ وَيَدَاهُ قَرِيبَتَانِ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ أَخْبَرَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْقَاضِي أنبأ حَاجِبُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ ثنا وَكِيعٌ ثنا سُفْيَانُ فَذَكَرَهُ وَهَذَا أَوْلَى لِمُوَافَقَتِهِ رِوَايَةَ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ وَأَصْحَابِهِ  

[Machine] Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl ibn Saad, and Muhammad ibn Muslim gathered together and began talking about the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Abu Humaid said, "I know the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ the most" and then he mentioned the hadeeth and said, "Then he prostrated, placing his nose and forehead on the ground, and moved his hands away from his sides, placing them next to his shoulders."  

اجْتَمَعَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ فَذَكَرُوا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَأَمْكَنَ أَنْفَهُ وَجَبْهَتَهُ وَنَحَّى يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ