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كتاب الصلاة
The Book of Prayers
" 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.
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- Hadith 492
Why is it that you touched my head? He (Ibn 'Abbas) replied: (The man who observes prayer with plaited hair) is like one who prays with his hands tied behind.
- Hadith 493b
" None of you should stretch out his forearms like the stretching out of a dog."
- Hadith 491
"When a person prostates, he prostates on seven part of the body: His face, his hands, his knees and his feet."
- Hadith 494
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said. When you prostrate yourself, place the palms of your hands on the ground and raise your elbows.
- Hadith 490e
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I was commanded to prostrate myself on the seven (bones) and forbidden to fold back hair and clothing. (The seven bones are):…
- Hadith 495a
When the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated, lie spread out his arms so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.