Mus'ab bin Sa'd narrated that when the Banu Abdullah bin Mas'ud would bow (in ruku'), they would place their hands between their thighs. So I prayed next to (my father) Sa'd (bin Abi Waqqas) and did the same, but he struck my hand. When the prayer was finished, he said: "Son, place your hands on your knees (in ruku')." The next day, I again prayed next to him and did the same, and again he struck my hand. When the prayer was finished, he said: "We used to place (our hands joined) between our thighs like this, but we were commanded to place our palms on our knees."
Hadith Referenceسنن دارمي / من كتاب الصللاة / 1339
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.
Hadith Referenceسنن دارمي / من كتاب الصللاة / 1341
Hadith Gradingتحقیق (حسین سلیم أسد الدارانی):إسناده ضعيف همام متأخر السماع من عطاء. ولكن الحديث صحيح كما تبين من مصادر التخريج، [مكتبه الشامله نمبر: 1343]
Hadith Takhrijہمام کا لقاء عطاء سے متاخر تھا اس لئے مذکورہ بالا سند ضعیف ہے، لیکن حدیث صحیح ہے۔ دیکھئے: [أبوداؤد 863] ، [نسائي 1035] ، [مسند أحمد 119/4] و [الحاكم 224/1]