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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
أبواب صفة الصلاةChapters on the Description of Prayer
بَابُ هَيْئَاتِ السُّجُودِ وَكَيْفَ الْهَوِيِّ إِلَيْهِChapter on the Postures of Prostration and How to Go Down to It
Hadith 1722
اُردوEn
عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ((إِذَا سَجَدَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَعْتَدِلْ وَلَا يَفْتَرِشْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ الْكَلْبِ))
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you performs prostration, he should be moderate and should not spread his arms like a dog.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … At this point, the meaning of moderation is that in prostration (sujud), one should neither spread one’s arms on the ground nor keep them tightly attached to one’s body, but rather keep them in between. Place the palms on the ground, and keep the elbows separated from the ground and from the sides, and the stomach separated from the thighs, because in this manner there is greater humility, the servant remains distant from laziness, and the forehead settles well upon the ground.
