“Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.”
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَسْجُدْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, SuyūṭīThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Observe moderation in prostration, and let none of you stretch out his forearms (on the ground) like a dog.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ
"I heard Anas (narrate) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Be moderate in prostration and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog.'"
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ اللَّفْظُ لإِسْحَاقَ
"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog."
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms(on the ground) like a dog.
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ
Messenger of Allah said: "Be balanced in the prostration, and let one of you not spread his forearms (on the ground) in the Salat like the spreading of the dog."
سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلاَ يَبْسُطَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ بَسْطَ الْكَلْبِ
"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1028)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَمَا يَبْسُطُ الْكَلْبُ
[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Each one of you should straighten their prayer and not spread their forearms like a dog.'"
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لِيَعْتَدِلْ أَحَدُكُمْ فِيصَلَاتِهِ وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog." (Using translation from Bukhārī 822)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ
[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Maintain moderation in prostration, and none of you should spread out their arms like the flapping of a predator bird."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ السَّبُعِ
“Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 892)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَسْجُدْ أَحَدُكُمْ بَاسِطًا ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ
[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanding to maintain moderation in prostration, and that a man should not prostrate while extending his arms.
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُ أَنْ يُعْتَدَلَ فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَسْجُدَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms(on the ground) like a dog. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 897)
أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog." (Using translation from Bukhārī 822)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ
"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1028)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ»
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms(on the ground) like a dog. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 897)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ»
“Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 892)
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَكُونُ أَحَدُكُمْ بَاسِطَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ»
"I heard Anas (narrate) that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'Be moderate in prostration and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1110)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطُ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ بَسْطَ الْكَلْبِ» اللَّفْظُ لِإِسْحَاقَ
"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 1028)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «اعْتَدِلُوا فِي الرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُودِ وَلَا يَبْسُطُ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ»
The Prophet ﷺ said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog." (Using translation from Bukhārī 822)
"اعتدلِوا في السُّجودِ، ولا يبْسُطْ أحدُكُمْ ذِراعيه انْبِساطَ الكلْبِ".
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" سَمعْتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ يَأمُرُ بِانْ يُعْتَدَلَ فِى السُّجُودِ، وَلاَ يَسْجُد الرَّجُلُ بَاسطًا ذِرَاعَيْه كَالْكَلْبِ ".