Hadith 25617

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي بُدَيْلٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي الْجَوْزَاءِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةَ بِ الْحَمْدِ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ، فَإِذَا رَكَعَ ، لَمْ يُشْخِصْ رَأْسَهُ ، وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْهُ ، وَلَكِنْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ ، وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ ، لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَائِمًا ، وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ ، لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِيَ قَاعِدًا ، وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ : التَّحِيَّةَ ، وَكَانَ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَفْتَرِشَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ السَّبُعِ ، وَكَانَ يَفْرِشُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ، وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى ، وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ ، وَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ الصَّلَاةَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin the prayer with Takbeer and would start the recitation with Surah Al-Fatiha. When he would go into Ruku, he would neither raise his head high nor lower it, but would keep it in between. When he would raise his head from Ruku, he would not go into Sajdah until he stood up straight, and when he would raise his head from one Sajdah, he would not perform the second Sajdah until he sat up straight. In every two Rak'ahs, he would recite "At-Tahiyyat". He forbade keeping the heels upright like the devil and would spread his left foot and keep his right foot upright. He also forbade any of us from spreading our arms like a dog, and he would end the prayer with Salam.
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / مسند النساء / 25617
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، م: 498