Book 10: Call to Prayers (Adhaan)
Chapter: One should not put the forearms on the ground during prostrations
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Sahih al-Bukhari 822 · Book 10, Hadith 216
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by Anas bin Malik 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 822
In-book reference
Book 10, Hadith 216
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 1, Book 12, Hadith 785
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ، وَلاَ يَبْسُطْ أَحَدُكُمْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ انْبِسَاطَ الْكَلْبِ ".
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