When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elbows

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Hadith text: When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elb…

عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا سَجَدْتَ، فَضَعْ كَفَّيْكَ وَارْفَعْ مِرْفَقَيْكَ».

Al-Barā’ (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elbows."

Explanation of the hadith: When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elb…

Lessons: When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elb…

• It is obligatory for the one praying to place his palms on the ground, noting that the palms are from the seven body parts included in the prostration.
• It is recommended to raise the arms from the ground, and it is disliked to spread them out on the ground like a wild beast.
• It is legitimate to display energy, strength, and desire in worship.
• When the one praying relies on all of the body parts included in the prostration, each part will receive its due right of worship.

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