Those who used to say: when you are in water and mud, pray by gesturing

Jabir bin Zayd, when praying in mud, used to make his prostration by gesture.

Tawus said: If you are praying in mud, make your prostration by gesture.

Amir said: Whoever is praying in mud should make his prostration by gesture.

Al-Hasan said: If you are praying in water or on salty, marshy ground, make your prostration by gesture.

Jabir bin Zayd said: If a person is praying in mud, he should make his prostration by gesture, and make his prostration lower than his bowing.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrating in mud.

Anas bin Sirin said: I came with Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) from Kufah. When we were at a place called Atat, rain had overtaken us before that, and the ground was covered with mud. Sayyiduna Anas, riding his donkey, prayed facing the qiblah and made his prostration by gesture, and he made his prostration lower than his bowing.

Salim and Amir said: When you are in a muddy place and cannot find a place to prostrate, make your prostration by gesture.

A man from Huddan said: Jabir bin Zayd was praying in mud. He would bow, and when he was about to prostrate he would gesture with his head. I asked him about this, and he said: O fool! Do you want me to ruin my clothes?