Hadith 896
Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: Al-Bara described to us (the nature of prostration). He placed his hands (palms), reclined on his knees, and raised his hips; he said: This is how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to prostrate himself.
Hadith 897
حَدَّثَنَا
مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ ، عَنْ
قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ
أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ ، وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ " .
Anas reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms (on the ground) like a dog.
Hadith 898
Maimunah said: When the Prophet ﷺ prostrated himself, he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms, it could have done so.
Hadith 899
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I came to the Prophet ﷺ from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground).
Hadith 900
Narrated Ahmar ibn Jaz: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prostrated himself, he kept his arms far away from his sides so much so that we took pity on him.
Hadith 901
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.