Sayyiduna Abu Mas’ud Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not lead you in prayer as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray? (Salim al-Barad said:) So he said the takbir, performed ruku‘, and placed both his hands (palms) on both his knees, and kept his fingers spread apart until every joint became straight.