Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب صِفَةِ السُّجُودِ
Chapter: The Manner Of Prostration.
6 hadith · references 896–901
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Abu Dawud · 896فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، وَاعْتَمَدَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ، وَرَفَعَ عَجِيزَتَهُ ، وَقَالَ : هَكَذَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْجُدُNarrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: Al-Bara described to us (the nature of prostration). He placed his hands (palms), reclined on his knees, and raised his hips; he said: This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate him4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 897اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ ، وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِAnas 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.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 898كَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ جَافَى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى لَوْ أَنَّ بَهْمَةً أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَمُرَّ تَحْتَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتْMaimunah said: When the Prophet ﷺ prostrated himself, he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms, it could have done so.5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 899أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ فَرَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبِطَيْهِ وَهُوَ مُجَخٍّ قَدْ فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِNarrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I came to the Prophet ﷺ from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground).5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 900كَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ جَافَى عَضُدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ حَتَّى نَأْوِيَ لَهُNarrated Ahmar ibn Jaz: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated himself, he kept his arms far away from his sides so much so that we took pity on him.4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 901إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ يَدَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ وَلْيَضُمَّ فَخْذَيْهِAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying: when one of you prostrates himself, he should not stretch out his forearms ( on the ground) like a dog and he should join both of his thighs.6 narrators