Anas reported the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying; Adopt a moderate position when prostrating yourselves, and see that none of you stretches out his forearms (on the ground) like a dog.
Read More..Maimunah said: When the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم prostrated himself, he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms, it could have done so.
Read More..Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: I came to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم from behind. I saw the whiteness of his armpits and he kept his arms away from his sides and raised his stomach (from the ground).
Read More..Narrated Ahmar ibn Jaz: When the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم prostrated himself, he kept his arms far away from his sides so much so that we took pity on him.
Read More..Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying: when one of you prostrates himself, he should not stretch out his forearms ( on the ground) like a dog and he should join both of his thighs.
Read More..Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Companions of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم complained to the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم about the hardship when they kept their forearms far away from their sides while prostrating. He said: Take help with the elbows (by spreading them on the ground and sticking them to the sides).
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