Sahih al-BukhariVolume 1 • Book 12 • Hadith 785

Characteristics of Prayer — Hadith 785

English Translation

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, "Be straight in the prostrations and none of you should put his forearms on the ground (in the prostration) like a dog."

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