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

البيهقي:٢٦٩٢ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ وَأَبُو سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَمْرٍو قَالَا ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أُسَيْدُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ ثنا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ يَكُونُ يَدَاهُ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ كَذَا

رَوَاهُ جَمَاعَةٌ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ

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Placing the hands level with the ears in prostration

ahmad:18867 – Yaḥyā b. Ādam > Abū Nuʿaym > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb > Kulayb > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ, when he prostrated, would place his hands level with his ears.

أحمد:١٨٨٦٧ – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ وَأَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَجَدَ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ.