The Stronger Position on the Manner of Descending into Prostration

The questioner: He also asks: Is this hadith authentic: It was narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Daraqutni, and al-Hakim?
The answer: There are hadiths in this chapter, some of which indicate that he places his hands before his knees, and some indicate that he places his knees before his hands. Both of these have been reported.
The stronger position is what is found in the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr and Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with them both): This is the best. As for the hadith of Abu Hurayrah regarding the matter of placing the hands before the knees, some scholars have mentioned that the most likely explanation is that it is inverted, and that the correct version is: This is the most likely; because at the beginning of the hadith it says: , and the one who places his hands before his knees resembles the prostration of a camel; because the camel places its hands and then its legs.
So the best for the believer is to place his knees, then his hands, then his forehead and nose. By doing so, the reports are reconciled. The reports of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are reconciled: the hadith of Abu Hurayrah, the hadith of Wa'il, the hadith of Anas, and what is reported in their meaning, regarding placing the knees, then the hands, then the forehead and nose. The reports are reconciled, and it becomes clear that the statement in the hadith of Abu Hurayrah: , appears to be inverted by the narrator, and the correct version is: Yes.