Collection: Sunan al-Nasa'i

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15844

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed he held his arms out so much that the whiteness of his armpits appeared.

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15845

“If I were in front of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I would be able to see the whiteness of his armpits.” (One of the narrators) Abu Mijlaz said: “It is as if he said that because he was praying.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15846

“I prayed with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and I used to see the whiteness of his armpits when he prostrated.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15839

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) fell to the ground during prostration, he held his arms away from his sides and bent his toes.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15840

“I came to Al-Madinah and said: ‘I am going to watch the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) pray. He said the takbir and raised his hands until I saw his thumbs near his ears. When he wanted to bow, he said the takbir and raised his hands. Then he raised his head and said: ‘Sami Allahu […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15836

“The Prophet (ﷺ) was commanded to prostrate on seven-and he was forbidden to tuck up his hair and garment-on his hands, his knees, the edges of his feet.” Sufyan said: “Ibn Tawus said to us: ‘He put his hand on his forehead and moved it down to his nose and said: This one thing.’”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15837

He heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “When a person prostrates, seven parts of his body prostrate with him: his forehead, his two hands, his two knees and his two feet.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15838

“I noticed the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was missing one night, and I found him when he was prostrating with his feet held upright, and he was saying: ‘Allahumma, inni a’udhu biridaka min sakhatik, wa bimu’afatika min ‘uqubatik, wa bika minka la uhsi thana’an ‘alaika anta kama athnaita ‘ala nafsik (O Allah, I seek refuge […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 15835

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones: on the forehead”- and he pointed with his hand- “on the nose, the hands, the knees and the ends of the feet.”