What is the Sunnah regarding the placement of the hands during prostration?
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Question:
He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 889 Is this a hadith, and does it apply to women? Also, it came in a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6008 How do we reconcile between them?
Answer:
What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade was spreading out like the dog spreads out, spreading out the arms like the dog spreads out, by extending his arms on the ground, raising his arms from the ground and placing his palms on the ground. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the wording the questioner mentioned, I do not know about it, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade spreading out like the dog spreads out, turning around like the fox turns around, crouching like the camel crouches, and pecking like the crow pecks. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade these matters, and they involve imitating animals, imitating animals. So the Muslim, when he prostrates, should place his palms with fingers spread on the ground and raise his arms from the ground.
He said:
God's Messenger as saying, “When you prostrate yourself, place the palms of your hands on the ground and raise your elbows.”
صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا سجدت فضع كفيك وارفع مرفقيكoffer your prayers in the way you saw me offering my prayers
صلوا كما رأيتموني أصليAnswer:
What the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade was spreading out like the dog spreads out, spreading out the arms like the dog spreads out, by extending his arms on the ground, raising his arms from the ground and placing his palms on the ground. This is what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. As for the wording the questioner mentioned, I do not know about it, but the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade spreading out like the dog spreads out, turning around like the fox turns around, crouching like the camel crouches, and pecking like the crow pecks. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade these matters, and they involve imitating animals, imitating animals. So the Muslim, when he prostrates, should place his palms with fingers spread on the ground and raise his arms from the ground.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما هي السُنَّة في وضع اليدين عند السجود؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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