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“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to bow with his hands on his knees and his upper arms held away from his sides.”

ابن ماجة:٨٧٤ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ عَنْ عَمْرَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرْكَعُ فَيَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَيُجَافِي بِعَضُدَيْهِ

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Placing the hands on the knees during bowing

ahmad:18865 – ʿAbd al-Ṣamad > ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. Muslim > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb > abīhi > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ bow and place his hands on his knees.

أحمد:١٨٨٦٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ رَكَعَ فَوَضَعَيَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ.