Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 2722 — Those who permitted omitting the nose

Abd al-Aziz bin Ubaydullah said: I said to Wahb bin Kaysan: "O Abu Nu'aym! What is the matter? Why do you not settle your forehead and nose on the ground?" He said: "I heard Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) say: 'I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrate on the upper part of his forehead, at the hairline.'"