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Sunan Abi Dawud 732 (Book 2, Hadith 342) #21023
The Proper Way of Prostration in Prayer

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the proper way of performing prostration in prayer, with the arms neither placed on the ground nor closed, and fingers pointing towards the qiblah.

The above mentioned tradition has also been reported by Muhammad b. 'Amr b. 'Ata’ through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: "When he prostrated himself he neither placed his arms on the ground nor closed them; putting forward his fingers towards the qiblah".
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمِصْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقُرَشِيِّ، وَيَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ حَلْحَلَةَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، نَحْوَ هَذَا قَالَ فَإِذَا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ غَيْرَ مُفْتَرِشٍ وَلاَ قَابِضِهِمَا وَاسْتَقْبَلَ بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِهِ الْقِبْلَةَ

QUICK LESSONS:
Be mindful and respectful while performing prayers; Put forward your fingers towards qibla when prostrating; Pay attention to where you are facing while praying; Perform prayers with utmost concentration and humility .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about how to properly perform prostration during prayer. It states that when prostrating, one should not place their arms on the ground or close them; instead they should put forward their fingers towards the qiblah which is a direction Muslims face when praying. This hadith teaches us to be mindful and respectful while performing our prayers as it is an act of worship to Allah SWT and we must do it with utmost concentration and humility. It also reminds us that we must always be aware of our surroundings and pay attention to where we are facing while praying so that our prayers are accepted by Allah SWT.

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