Hadith 874

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، عَنْ حَارِثَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الرِّجَالِ ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَرْكَعُ فَيَضَعُ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَيُجَافِي بِعَضُدَيْهِ " .
´It was narrated that ‘Aishah said:` “The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to bow with his hands on his knees and his upper arms held away from his sides.”
Hadith Reference سنن ابن ماجه / كتاب إقامة الصلاة والسنة / 874
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح  |  زبیر علی زئی: حسن
Hadith Takhrij t
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit:
In both bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud), the arms should be kept away from the body.
As will be mentioned in hadith (880 and 886).
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 874