Authentic hadithNarrated by Bukhari & Muslim

I have been commanded to prostrate on seven bones

عن ابنِ عَبَّاسٍ رضي الله عنهما عن النبيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أَسْجُدَ عَلَى سَبْعَةِ أَعْظُمٍ: عَلَى الْجَبْهَةِ وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ عَلَى أَنْفِهِ، وَالْيَدَيْنِ، وَالرُّكْبَتَيْنِ، وَأَطْرَافِ الْقَدَمَيْنِ، وَلَا نَكْفِتَ الثِّيَابَ وَالشَّعَرَ».

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that Allah commanded him to prostrate in prayer on seven body parts, which are: First: The forehead, i.e., the upper part of the face above the nose and eyes. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed with his hand to his nose to clarify that the forehead and the nose represent one part of the seven and to stress the fact that one must touch the ground with his nose in prostration.

The second and third parts: The two hands. The fourth and fifth: The knees. The sixth and seventh: The toes of both feet. He commanded us not to tie our hair or fold up our clothes when prostrating on the ground to protect them; rather, we should let them spread out and fall on the ground to prostrate along with the body parts.

Source

صحيح البخاري (1/ 162) (812). صحيح مسلم (1/ 354) (490). المنهاج شرح صحيح مسلم، للنووي (4/ 206). مرقاة المفاتيح شرح مشكاة المصابيح، لعلي القاري (2/ 718). سبل السلام شرح بلوغ المرام، للصنعاني (1/ 270). توضيح الأحكام مِن بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله البسام (2/ 229). فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام شرح بلوغ المرام، لابن عثيمين (2/ 115). منار القاري، لحمزة قاسم (2/ 202).
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