Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of As-Salat (The Prayer)

27- بَابُ يُبْدِي ضَبْعَيْهِ وَيُجَافِي فِي السُّجُودِ:

(27) Chapter. During prostrations one should show his armpits and separate his forearms from his body.

1 hadith · references 390–390

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Bukhari · 390أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى فَرَّجَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَبْدُوَ بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِIbn Buhaina, "When the Prophet (ﷺ) prayed, he used to separate his arms from his body so widely that the whiteness of his armpits was visible."7 narrators·parallel chain