Hadith 37475

Chapter 13

باب 13

(13) باب الصَّفِّ بَيْنَ الْقَدَمَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

(13) Chapter: Standing with the feet together when praying
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الثَّوْرِيِّ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنِ الْمِنْهَالِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، رَأَى رَجُلاً يُصَلِّي قَدْ صَفَّ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْهِ فَقَالَ خَالَفَ السُّنَّةَ وَلَوْ رَاوَحَ بَيْنَهُمَا كَانَ أَفْضَلَ .

It was narrated from Abu Ubaidah that:
Abdullah saw a man who was praying with his feet together. He said: "He is going against the Sunnah; if he shifted his weight from one to the other that would be better."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 892

In-book reference: Book 11, Hadith 17

English translation: Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 893