[Machine] I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I asked him about the proper length of his bowing and prostration. He said, "The duration is as long as a person says 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi' three times."  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَدْرِ رُكُوعِهِ وَسُجُودِهِ فَقَالَ قَدْرُ مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ  

[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  

[Machine] The prophet, ﷺ , used to spread his fingers when he bowed and bring his fingers close together when he prostrated.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ فَرَّجَ أَصَابِعَهُ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ ضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to place his hands on the ground when he prostrated, facing the qibla with his palms and fingers.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ بِالْأَرْضِ اسْتَقْبَلَ بِكَفَّيْهِ وَأَصَابِعِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet, ﷺ , used to spread his back when he bowed down, and when he prostrated, he would place his fingers towards the qibla (direction of prayer), and then he would spread them apart.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا رَكَعَ بَسَطَ ظَهْرَهُ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَجَّهَ أَصَابِعَهُ قِبَلَ الْقِبْلَةِ فَتَفَلَّجُ  

[Machine] He does not lean with his hands towards the qiblah when he prostrates.  

لَا يَمِيلَ بِكَفَّيْهِ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ إِذَا سَجَدَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When you prostrate, place your palms and lift your elbows."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَضَعْ كَفَّيْكَ وَارْفَعْ مِرْفَقَيْكَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Be moderate in your prostration, and let none of you spread his arms out like the outspreadings of a dog. This is reported in the two Sahihs through the narration of Shu'bah ibn al-Hajjaj."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ مِنْ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ began prayer with the takbir (Allah is most great) and with reciting “Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe”. And when he bowed, he neither raised up nor lowered down his head, but kept it between the two (conditions). And when he raised his head after bowing, he did not prostrate himself until he stood up straight; and when he raised his head after prostration, he did not prostrate (the second time) until he sat down properly; and he recited al-tahiyyat after every pair of rak’ahs; and when he sat, he spread out his left foot and raised his right. He forbade to sit like the sitting of the devil, and to spread out to hands (on the ground in prostration) like animals. He used to finish prayer with uttering the salutation. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 783)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْتَفْتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةِ بِالْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ لَمْ يُشْخِصْ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْهُ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ فَرَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ جَالِسًا وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَكَانَ يَفْتَرِشُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَفْتَرِشَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ وَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ التَّحِيَّةَ  

[Machine] "Narrated by Aisha regarding the way the Prophet ﷺ used to pray, she said, 'He would discourage us from spreading our arms while lying down, just as a lion spreads its paws. And this has been narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah, Abu Huraira, and Abdur Rahman ibn Shibl, from the Prophet ﷺ ."  

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي صِفَةِ صَلَاةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ وَكَانَ يَنْهَانَا أَنْ يَفْتَرِشَ أَحَدُنَا ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ السَّبُعِ وَرُوِّينَا فِيهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شِبْلٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to spread his arms when he prayed until his armpits were visible. Abu Salih Al-Juhani said in his narration that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he prostrated, would move his arms away from his sides until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ إِبِطَاهُ وَقَالَ أَبُو صَالِحٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ فِي حَدِيثِهِ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ جَافَى عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِ  

[Machine] Indeed, the Messenger of Allah, may ﷺ , used to raise his arms until his armpits could be seen when he prayed.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate, and even if she (referring to an animal) wanted, a beast could pass between his hands.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ لَوْ شَاءَتْ بَهِيمَةٌ أَنْ تَمُرَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتْ  

[Machine] "Maimuna, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he prostrated, he would spread his hands, meaning he would extend them outward until his armpits could be seen from behind him. And when he sat, he would place his left thigh."  

عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ خَوَّى بِيَدَيْهِ يَعْنِي جَنَحَ حَتَّى يَرَوْا وَضَحَ إِبِطَيْهِ مِنْ وَرَائِهِ وَإِذَا قَعَدَ اطْمَأَنَّ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى  

[Machine] "He was with his father in the valley of Namarah when a caravan passed by them. They moved aside from the road, and my father told me to stay hidden until I get closer to those caravans so that I can ask the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . So, I approached until the prayer was established, and behold, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , was among them. I looked at the armpits of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , every time he prostrated. Ya'qub said, 'He said so from Namarah, and the correct one is Sumrah.' He made an error in it just as Ibn Mubarak did."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ أَبِيهِ بِالْقَاعِ مِنْ نَمِرَةَ فَمَرَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَكْبٌ فَأَنَاخُوا بِنَاحِيَةِ الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لِي أَبِي كُنْ فِي بَهْمِكَ حَتَّى أَدْنُوَ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الرَّكْبِ أُسَائِلُهُ قَالَ فَدَنَا وَدَنَوْتُ حَتَّى أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ فَكُنْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَى عُفْرَتَيْ إِبِطَيْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ كُلَّمَا سَجَدَ قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ هَكَذَا قَالَ مِنْ نَمِرَةَ وَالصَّحِيحُ ثَمِرَةُ أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ كَمَا أَخْطَأَ فِيهِ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ أَيْضًا  

I came to the Prophet ﷺ from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 899)   

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبِطَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُجِخٌّ قَدْ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to jukh when he prayed. Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz informed us, saying: I heard Abu Zakariyya Al-Anbari saying, "A person jukhs in his prayer when he extends his fingers and spreads them out during the rukoo' and sujood."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا صَلَّى جَخَّ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا زَكَرِيَّا الْعَنْبَرِيَّ يَقُولُ جَخَّ الرَّجُلُ فِي صَلَاتِهِ إِذَا مَدَّ ضَبْعَيْهِ وَتَجَافَى فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his arms when he prostrated, until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ تَجَافَى حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِ  

“We used to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ because he took pains to keep his arms away from his sides when he prostrated.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 886)   

ثنا أَحْمَرُ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَأْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِمَّا يُجَافِي بِيَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ  

[Machine] "Abu Humaid described the prayer of the Messenger of Allah. He said, "When he prostrated, he would spread his thighs apart, without stretching his stomach on anything from his thighs, and likewise..."  

عَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ فِي صِفَةِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ فَخِذَيْهِ غَيْرَ حَامِلٍ بَطْنَهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ فَخِذَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "From the Prophet, ﷺ , he said: When one of you prostrates, he should not stretch out his hands like a dog does, but should instead keep his thighs close together."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ يَدَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ وَلْيَضُمَّ فَخِذَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] And he said: "This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate." And Ar-Rabi' bin Naafi' Abu Tawbah narrated from Shareek narrated from Abu Ishaq who said: Al-Baraa' bin 'Azib described to us how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate. He placed his hands and relied on his knees, and raised his toes, and said: "This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate." Abu 'Ali ar-Rudhbary informed us that Abu Bakr bin Daasah narrated to us from Abu Dawood, from Ar-Rabi' bin Naafi' who mentioned it.  

وَقَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْجُدُ وَقَالَ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ أَبُو تَوْبَةَ عَنْ شَرِيكٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ وَصَفَ لَنَا الْبَرَاءُ بْنُ عَازِبٍ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَرَفَعَ عَجِيزَتَهُ وَقَالَ هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْجُدُ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ فَذَكَرَهُ  

[Machine] From the earth, he prostrates and he is attached to the ground.  

عَنِ الْأَرْضِ يَسْجُدُ وَهُوَ لَاصِقٌ بِالْأَرْضِ  

[Machine] Abdullah, the son of Mas'ud, said, "None of you should prostrate himself like a camel, stretching out his limbs, nor should he prostrate himself like a resting animal. Indeed, when one prostrates properly, all his bones prostrate along with him."  

قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ لَا يَسْجُدَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ مُوَرِّكًا وَلَا مُضْطَجِعًا فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا أَحْسَنَ السُّجُودَ سَجَدَتْ عِظَامُهُ كُلُّهَا  

[Machine] "He was sitting with a group of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , and we mentioned the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi said, 'I used to memorize the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' Then he mentioned the hadith, in which it is mentioned that when he prostrated, he would place his hands on the ground, not resting on his knees, and he would face the Qibla with the tips of his toes."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ جَالِسًا مَعَ نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَذَكَرْنَا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ ؓ أَنَا كُنْتُ أَحْفَظَكُمْ لِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَفِيهِ وَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ غَيْرَ مُفْتَرِشٍ وَلَا قَابِضِهِمَا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِ رِجْلَيْهِ الْقِبْلَةَ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Humaid Al-Sa'id saying: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite a supplication when he got up to perform prayer, then he would prostrate to the ground and place his arms on his sides, and spread his fingers and toes."  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَالَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ هَوَى إِلَى الْأَرْضِ سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ جَافَى عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ إِبِطَيْهِ وَفَتَحَ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ  

[Machine] Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, lost the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he was with me on my bed. I found him prostrating, with his ankles facing towards the qibla, and I heard him saying, "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, and in You from You, I praise You as much as I am able. When he finished, he said, "O Aisha, did your Shaytan mislead you?" I said, "Do you have a Shaytan?" He said, "Every person has a Shaytan." I said, "Even you, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "Yes, but I have called upon Allah and he has submitted."  

عَائِشَةُ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَكَانَ مَعِي عَلَى فِرَاشِي فَوَجَدْتُهُ سَاجِدًا رَاصًّا عَقِبَيْهِ مُسْتَقْبِلًا بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَبِعَفْوِكَ مِنْ عُقُوبَتِكَ وَبِكَ مِنْكَ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْكَ لَا أَبْلُغُ كُلَّ مَا فِيكَ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ قَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَخْذَكِ شَيْطَانُكِ؟ فَقُلْتُ أَمَا لَكَ شَيْطَانٌ؟ فَقَالَ مَا مِنْ آدَمِيٍّ إِلَّا لَهُ شَيْطَانٌ فَقُلْتُ وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ وَأَنَا لَكِنِّي دَعَوْتُ اللهَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَسْلَمَ  

[Machine] The companions of the Prophet complained to the Prophet about the difficulty of prostrating when they spread apart. He said, "Seek help through cushions." Shu'aib added in his narration, "Ibn 'Ajlan said, that is to place his elbows on his knees when prostrating for a long time and becoming tired."  

شَكَا أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَشَقَّةَ السُّجُودِ عَلَيْهِمْ إِذَا انْفَرَجُوا فَقَالَ اسْتَعِينُوا بِالرُّكَبِ زَادَ شُعَيْبٌ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ قَالَ ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ وَذَلِكَ أَنْ يَضَعَ مِرْفَقَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ إِذَا طَالَ السُّجُودُ وَأَعْيَا  

[Machine] People complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about relying on support and leaning in prayer. He granted them permission to seek assistance by placing both elbows on their knees or thighs, and likewise...  

شَكَوْنَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الِاعْتِمَادَ وَالْإِدِّعَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَرَخَّصَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَسْتَعِينَ الرَّجُلُ بِمِرْفَقَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ أَوْ فَخِذَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ in the story of the person who prayed incorrectly until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught him, he said about it, "Then prostrate until you feel at ease, while still in prostration, for it is valid according to the two authentic narrations."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي قِصَّةِ الدَّاخِلِ الَّذِي أَسَاءَ الصَّلَاةَ حَتَّى عَلَّمَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ اسْجُدْ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ سَاجِدًا مُخَرَّجٌ فِي الصَّحِيحَيْنِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Complete your bowing and prostration. By the One in whose hand is my soul, I certainly see you after my back when you bow and prostrate."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَتِمُّوا الرُّكُوعَ وَالسُّجُودَ فَوَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرَاكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ظَهْرِي إِذَا مَا رَكَعْتُمْ وَسَجَدْتُمْ  

[Machine] About the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Do not count a prayer for a man who does not maintain his back or his spine during the bowing and prostration." This is the wording of the narration of Shu'bah. And in the narration of 'Ubaidullah, "without a doubt, his back," is mentioned. And it is also narrated by 'Umara ibn 'Umair, from Abu Ma'mar, from Abu Mas'ud who said, "He (the Prophet) said-"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُجْزِي صَلَاةٌ لِرَجُلٍ لَا يُقِيمُ صُلْبَهُ أَوْ قَالَ ظَهْرَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ صُلْبَهُ بِلَا شَكٍّ وَقَالَ عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْمَرٍ عَنْ أَبِي مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ قَالَ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘No prayer is acceptable in which a man does not settle his spine when bowing and when prostrating.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 870)   

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لَا تُجْزِي صَلَاةٌ لَا يُقِيمُ الرَّجُلُ فِيهَا صُلْبَهُ فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ  

[Machine] He came across a man who was praying but was not completing the bowing and prostrations. So he asked him, "How long have you been praying like this?" The man replied, "For forty years, or maybe it was such and such time." He said to him, "You have not prayed to God a prayer since such and such time." He said, "Mahdi (the guided one) and I believe he said, "If you were to die, you would die upon other than the Sunnah of Muhammad ﷺ."  

أَنَّهُ مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ يُصَلِّي لَا يُتِمُّ رُكُوعًا وَلَا سُجُودًا فَقَالَ لَهُ مُذْ كَمْ تُصَلِّي هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ؟ فَقَالَ مُنْذُ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً أَوْ قَالَ مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ لِلَّهِ صَلَاةً مُنْذُ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ مَهْدِيٌّ وَأَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ لَهُ لَوْ مُتَّ لَمُتَّ عَلَى غَيْرِ سُنَّةِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ forbade three things: Pecking like a crow, spreading (the forearms) like a beast of prey, and a man having a place in the mosque in which he usually offers the prayer, like a camel has a place to which it usually goes.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1429)   

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ثَلَاثٍ عَنْ نَقْرَةِ الْغُرَابِ وَافْتِرَاشِ السَّبُعِ وَلَا يُوَطِّنِ الرَّجُلُ الْمَكَانَ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ كَمَا يُوَطِّنُ الْبَعِيرُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , forbade sleeping on the belly, imitating the crow's croaking sound, and a man taking up a place in prayer as a camel does.  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ عَنِ افْتِرَاشِ السَّبُعِ وَأَنْ يَنْقُرَ نَقْرَ الْغُرَابِ وَأَنْ يُوطِنَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَقَامَ كَمَا يُوطِنُ الْبَعِيرُ  

[Machine] He heard Abu Hurairah say that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned the narration until he said, "Then he says the takbeer when he goes into prostration, then he says the takbeer when he raises his head, then he says the takbeer when he prostrates, then he says the takbeer when he raises his head." And he mentioned the narration.  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ إِلَى أَنْ قَالَ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi discussing ten of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ , one of whom was Abu Qatadah. He mentioned a hadith about the description of the Prophet's prayer ﷺ , saying that after sujood, he would lean on the ground and separate his hands from his sides, then he would raise his head and bend his left leg, sitting on it.  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ فِي صِفَةِ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ يَهْوِي سَاجِدًا إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَيُجَافِي يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا  

[Machine] He was in a gathering where his father was present, and he was one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ . In the gathering were Abu Huraira, Abu Usaid, and Abu Humaid Al-Saadi, who were from the Ansar. They were discussing prayer, and Abu Humaid said, "I know the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ." Then he mentioned the narration in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allahu Akbar," and he prostrated, with his palms, knees, and the tops of his feet touching the ground, while he was in prostration. Then he said, "Allahu Akbar," and he sat up, placing one of his legs on top of the other, and he raised his other foot. Then he said, "Allahu Akbar," and he prostrated again, and he mentioned the narration. It has been reported in the chain of narrators that Isa bin Abdullah heard it from Abbas bin Sahl, who has attended the prayer with Abu Humaid and Abu Usaid, among others.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَبُوهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَكَانَ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَأَنَّهُمْ تَذَاكَرُوا الصَّلَاةَ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ فَسَجَدَ وَانْتَصَبَ عَلَى كَفَّيْهِ وَرُكْبَتَيْهِ وَصُدُورِ قَدَمَيْهِ وَهُوَ سَاجِدٌ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَجَلَسَ فَتَوَرَّكَ إِحْدَى رِجْلَيْهِ وَنَصَبَ قَدَمَهُ الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَسَجَدَ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ أَنَّهُ حَضَرَ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ وَأَبَا أُسَيْدٍ وَرِجَالًا مِنْهُمْ فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] He heard Ta'us saying, "We asked Ibn Abbas about performing the Iqa' on both feet, and he said it is a Sunnah." We said, "But we see that as something harsh when a person does it." He replied, "No, it is the Sunnah of your Prophet Muhammad ﷺ."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَاوُسًا يَقُولُ قُلْنَا لِابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي الْإِقْعَاءِ عَلَى الْقَدَمَيْنِ فَقَالَ هُوَ سُنَّةٌ فَقُلْنَا فَإِنَّا نَرَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْجَفَاءِ إِذَا فَعَلَهُ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ بَلْ هِيَ سُنَّةُ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ  

[Machine] Between the prostrations, Sufyan.  

عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] He narrated to me about the erection of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on his heels and the fronts of his feet between the prostrations when Abdullah ibn Abi Najeeh Al-Makki narrated from Mujahid ibn Jabr Abu Al-Hajjaj who said, "I heard Abdullah ibn Abbas mentioning it." He said, "So I said to him, 'O Abu Al-Abbas, by Allah, we used to consider this as a fault from the one who does it.' He said, 'He said, 'Indeed, it is the Sunnah.'"  

حَدَّثَنِي عَنِ انْتِصَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ وَصُدُورِ قَدَمَيْهِ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ إِذَا صَلَّى عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ الْمَكِّيُّ عَنْ مُجَاهِدِ بْنِ جَبْرٍ أَبِي الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَذْكُرُهُ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ يَا أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ وَاللهِ إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَعُدُّ هَذَا جَفَاءً مِمَّنْ صَنَعَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهَا لَسُنَّةٌ  

[Machine] He informed him that he saw Abdullah bin Umar, when he prostrates and raises his head from the first prostration, he sits on the tips of his fingers and says that it is from the Sunnah.  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ رَأَى عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ إِذَا سَجَدَ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ الْأُولَى يَقْعُدُ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ وَيَقُولُ إِنَّهُ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ  

[Machine] Abu al-Zubair and Tawus were falling.  

أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ وَكَانَ طَاوُسٌ يُقْعِي  

[Machine] "Abu Zuhair, and I saw him falling."  

أَبُو زُهَيْرٍ وَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ يُقْعِي  

[Machine] Which one would you like me to do for you?  

أَيَّ ذَلِكَ فَعَلْتَ أَجْزَأَكَ إِنْ شِئْتَ عَلَى أَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِكَ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ عَلَى عَجُزِكَ فَهَذَا الْإِقْعَاءُ الْمُرَخَّصُ فِيهِ أَوِ الْمَسْنُونُ عَلَى مَا رُوِّينَا عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَهُوَ أَنْ يَضَعَ أَطْرَافَ أَصَابِعِ رِجْلَيْهِ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ وَيَضَعَ إِلْيَتَيْهِ عَلَى عَقِبَيْهِ وَيَضَعَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ بِالْأَرْضِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited leaning during prayer, but Hammad ibn Salamah opposed him.  

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الْإِقْعَاءِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ خَالَفَهُ حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ