I used to stretch my legs towards the Qibla of the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying; whenever he prostrated he touched me, and I would withdraw my legs, and whenever he stood up, I would restretch my legs.
كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ رِجْلِي فِي قِبْلَةِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا سَجَدَ غَمَزَنِي فَرَفَعْتُهَا فَإِذَا قَامَ مَدَدْتُهَا
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[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ used to pray with his feet towards his Qiblah (the direction of Mecca). When he wanted to prostrate, he would wink at me and I would shorten them, and when he stood up, I would extend them.
كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُصَلِّي وَرِجْلِي فِي قِبْلَتِهِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ غَمَزَنِي فَقَبَضْتُهَا فَإِذَا قَامَ بَسَطْتُهَا
[Machine] Narrated Ibn Qanabiyyah, from Malik, from Abu Nadhrah, from Abu Salamah, from Aisha, she said: "I used to stretch out my legs towards the qibla of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was praying. When he prostrated, he touched them (meaning her legs) and I would retract them, and when he stood up, I would stretch them out again."
Note: The phrase "peace be upon him" is for the honorific term "صلى الله عليه وسلم" (sallallahu aleihi wasallam), commonly abbreviated as ﷺ in English.
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي النَّضْرِ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ «كُنْتُ أَمُدُّ رِجْلَيَّ فِي قِبْلَةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَإِذَا سَجَدَ غَمَزَنِي فَرَفَعَتْهُمَا وَإِذَا قَامَ رَدَدْتُهُمَا»