Sahih al-BukhariVolume 1 • Book 12 • Hadith 771

Characteristics of Prayer — Hadith 771

English Translation

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Malik bin Buhaina: Whenever the Prophet used to offer prayer he used to keep arms away (from the body) so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.

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