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Ibn Majah: Hadith 891

5. Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

سنن ابن ماجه

891
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏‏ إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَعْتَدِلْ وَلاَ يَفْتَرِشْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ ‏"‏ ‏‏
It was narrated that Jabir said:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When anyone of you prostrates let him be balanced in prostration, and not spread his arms as a dog does."
Reference: English : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 891
Arabic : Book 5, Hadith 941