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Abu Dawood: Hadith 841

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

841
Abu Dawood
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَسَنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏‏ يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي صَلاَتِهِ فَيَبْرُكُ كَمَا يَبْرُكُ الْجَمَلُ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Narrated Abu Hurayrah:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: (Does) one of you kneel down in his prayer as a camel kneels down (i.e. put his knees before his hands).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 841
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 451
English translation : Book 3, Hadith 840