The Book on Salat (Prayer)

كتاب الصلاة

Chapter 87: What Has Been Related About Placing The Knees (On The Ground) Before The Hands For Prostration

Wa'il bin Hujr narrated

"I saw Allah's Messenger when he prostrated placing his knees (on the ground) before his hands, and when he got up, he raised his hands before his knees."

Chapter 88: Something Else About That

Abu Hurairah narrated that

the Prophet said; "Is it that one of you intends to kneel in his Salat with the kneeling of the camel?"

Chapter 89: What Has Been Related About Prostrating One the Forehead And The Nose

Abu Humaid As-Sa'idi narrated

"When the Prophet would prostrate, he placed his nose and his forehead on the ground, and he held his forearms away from his sides, and he placed his hands parallel to his shoulders."

Chapter 90: What Has Been Related About Where A Man Placed His Face When He Prostrates

Abu Ishaq narrated

"I said to Al-Bara bin Azib: 'Where would the Prophet place his face when he prostrated?' He said: 'Between his hands.'"

Chapter 91: What Has Been Related About Prostrating On Seven Bones

Al-Abbas bin Abdul-Muttalib narrated that he heard

Allah's Messenger Saying: "When the worshipper prostrates with him: His face, his hands, his knees, and his feet."

Ibn Abbas narrated

"The Prophet ordered that one prostrate on seven bones and that he not gather his hair nor his garment."

Chapter 92: What Has Been Related About Holding The Forearms Away From The Sides During Prostration

Ubaidallah bin Abdullah bin Arqam Al-Khuza'I narrated from his father (Abdullah bin Arqam), who said

"I was with my father at the plains of Namirah. I passed by a mount and saw Allah's Messenger standing in Salat." He said: "I was looking at the earthiness of his armpits when he prostrated." [That is]: "Whiteness."

Chapter 93: What Has Been Related About Being Balanced During Prostration

Jabir narrated that

the Prophet said: "When one of you prostrates, then let him be balanced, and let him not lay his forearms down like the lying of the dog."

Anas narrated that

Allah's Messenger said: "Be balanced in the prostration, and let one of you not spread his forearms (on the ground) in the Salat like the spreading of the dog."

Chapter 94: What Has Been Related About Placing The Hands and Planting The Feet During Prostration

Amir bin Sa'd [bin Abi Waqqas] narrated from his father

"The Prophet ordered placing the hands (on the ground) keeping the feet erect. (by resting feet on the toes and making the tips of the toes facing the Qiblah)."

(Another chain that) Amir bin Sa'd narrated

"The Prophet ordered placing the hands (on the ground)." And he mentioned in it: "From his father."

Chapter 95: What Has Been Related About Bringing The Backs To Rest When Raising One's Head From The Prostration And Bowing Positions

Al-Bara bin Azib narrated

"The Salat of Allah's Messenger (was such that) when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing, and when he prostrated, and when he raised his head from prostration it (all) was nearly the same."

Al-Bara bin Azib narrated

(Another chain) which is similar.

Chapter 96: What Has Been Related About The Dislike For Bowing And Prostrating Before The Imam

Al-Bara said

"When we performed Salat behind Allah's Messenger, he would raise his head from bowing, and no man among us would bend his back until Allah's Messenger prostrated, then we prostrated."

Chapter 97: What Has Been Related About It Being Disliked To Squat Between The Two Prostrations

Ali narrated

"Allah's Messenger said to me: 'O Ali! I love for you what I love for myself, and I dislike for you what I dislike for myself. Do not squat between prostrations.'"

Chapter 98: [What Has Been Related] About Permission For Squatting

Tawus said

"We asked Ibn Abbas about squatting (sitting) on the heels. He said: 'It is the Sunnah.' We said: 'We think that it is difficult for a man.' He said: 'Rather, it is Sunnah of your Prophet.'"

Chapter 99: What Is Said Between The Two Prostrations

Ibn Abbas narrated

"Between the two prostrations, the Prophet would say: (Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wajburni, wahdini, warzuqni). 'O Allah! Pardon me, have mercy on me, help me, guide me, and grant me sustenance.'"

Ibn Abbas narrated

(Another chain) which is similar.

Chapter 100: What Has Been Related About Supporting Oneself During Prostration

Abu Hurairah narrated

"[Some of] the Companions of the Prophet complained [to the Prophet] about the hardship of the prostration on them, when they were so spread out, so he said: 'Use your knees.'"

Chapter 101: [What Has Been Related About] How To Get Up From The Prostration

Malik bin Al-Huwairith Al-Laithi narrated that he saw

Allah's Messenger performing Salat. When he was in an odd number of his Salat, he would not get up until he had sat completely.