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Abu Dawood: Hadith 732

2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

سنن أبي داود

2/268 Chapter:

The Beginning Of The Prayer

باب افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلاَةِ

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Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، نَحْوَ هَذَا قَالَ فَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ غَيْرَ مُفْتَرِشٍ وَلاَ قَابِضِهِمَا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ ‏.‏
The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Muhammad b. "Amr b. "Ata' through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:
"When he prostrated himself he neither placed his arms on the ground nor closed them; putting forward his fingers towards the qiblah."
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 732
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 342
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 731