Mishkat al-Masabih #835

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Maimuna said that when the Prophet prostrated himself he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms it could have done so. This is Abu Dawud’s wording, as explained in Sharh as-sunna with his isnad. Muslim has something to the same effect: She said that when the Prophet prostrated himself, if a lamb had wanted to pass between his arms it could have done so.
Narrated by Maimuna said that when the Prophet prostrated himself he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms it could have done so. This is Abu Dawud’s wording, as explained in Sharh as-sunna with his isnad. Muslim has something to the same effect:

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This hadith is #835 from Mishkat al-Masabih, in the Book of Prayer and narrated by Maimuna said that when the Prophet prostrated himself he kept his arms so far away from his sides that if a lamb had wanted to pass under his arms it could have done so. This is Abu Dawud’s wording, as explained in Sharh as-sunna with his isnad. Muslim has something to the same effect:. Mishkat al-Masabih contains 4,428 hadiths across 25 books.

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