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Abu Dawood: Hadith 901

2. Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

سنن أبي داود

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The Manner Of Prostration

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901
Abu Dawood
Da'if (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ دَرَّاجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ حُجَيْرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏‏ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلاَ يَفْتَرِشْ يَدَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ وَلْيَضُمَّ فَخِذَيْهِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
Abu 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.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 901
In-book : Book 2, Hadith 511
English translation : Book 2, Hadith 900