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[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.  

البيهقي:٢٧٠٣أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ بِشْرَانَ بِبَغْدَادَ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ثنا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ بْنُ بَكْرٍ وَأَبُو صَالِحٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ وَالنَّضْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ قَالُوا ثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ابْنِ بُحَيْنَةَ

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