Hadith 11485

Chapter 52

باب 52

(52) باب التَّجَافِي فِي السُّجُودِ

(52) Chapter: Holding the arms out from one's side when prostrating (JA)
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أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَصَمِّ - عَنْ عَمِّهِ، يَزِيدَ - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الأَصَمِّ - عَنْ مَيْمُونَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا سَجَدَ جَافَى يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى لَوْ أَنَّ بَهْمَةً أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَمُرَّ تَحْتَ يَدَيْهِ مَرَّتْ .

It was narrated from Maimunah that:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) prostrated he would hold his arms out from his sides so that if a lamb wanted to pass beneath his arms it would be able to do so. (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan an-Nasa'i 1109 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 12, Hadith 81 (JA)

English translation (JA): Vol. 2, Book 12, Hadith 1110 (JA)