[Machine] I was in a gathering of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they were discussing his prayer. Abu Humaid then mentioned this hadith and said, "When he performed the Ruku', he would place his hands on his knees and spread his fingers, then he would straighten his back without raising or lowering his head, nor pressing his cheek against his shoulder." Abu Ali al-Rawdhbari informed us, who was informed by Abu Bakr ibn Dasah, who was informed by Abu Dawood, who was informed by Ahmed ibn Hanbal, who was informed by Abdul-Malik ibn Umar, who informed me Fuleih. Abbas bin Sahl told me: Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl bin Saad and Muhammad ibn Muslim gathered together and they were discussing the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . Abu Humaid said, "I will inform you about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ," and then he mentioned the hadith. He then returned and placed his hands on his knees as if he was holding them, and he straightened his back, without raising or lowering his head, and did not press his cheek against his shoulder.
كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَذَاكَرُوا صَلَاتَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ فَذَكَرَ بَعْضَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ وَقَالَ إِذَا رَكَعَ أَمْكَنَ كَفَّيْهِ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَفَرَّجَ بَيْنَ أَصَابِعِهِ ثُمَّ هَصَرَ ظَهْرَهُ غَيْرَ مُقْنِعٍ رَأْسَهُ وَلَا صَافِحٍ بِخَدِّهِ 2551 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ دَاسَةَ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو أَخْبَرَنِي فُلَيْحٌ حَدَّثَنِي عَبَّاسُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ قَالَ 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 قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ قَابِضٌ عَلَيْهِمَا وَوَتَّرَ يَدَيْهِ فَجَافَى عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ