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Abu Dawood: Hadith 840

2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

سنن أبي داود

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How Should One Place His Knees Before His Hands (While Going Into Prostration)

باب كَيْفَ يَضَعُ رُكْبَتَيْهِ قَبْلَ يَدَيْهِ

840
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَبْرُكْ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ الْبَعِيرُ وَلْيَضَعْ يَدَيْهِ قَبْلَ رُكْبَتَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
when one of you prostrates himself he must not kneel in the manner of camel, but should put down his hands before his knees.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 840
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 450
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 839