5/19. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 886 — Arms Away in Sujood
Prostration
Arms Away from Sides in Sujood Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 886
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 886
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَرُ، صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ إِنْ كُنَّا لَنَأْوِي لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِمَّا يُجَافِي بِيَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ .
Ahmar Narrated from:
We used to feel sorry for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) because he took pains to keep his arms away from his sides when he prostrated.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 886In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 84English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 886
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 886
This Hadith highlights arms away from sides in sujood. Ahmar, a Companion of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, says that they used to feel sorry for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم because he took pains to keep his arms away from his sides when he prostrated. The narration gives a strong visual picture of effort and care in prayer posture. It does not ask us to add outside details; it simply shows that the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم sujood was not lazy or collapsed. For someone learning proper sujood position, the Hadith points to an upright and careful posture where the arms are not pressed into the body.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم kept his arms away from his sides in sujood.
- The Companions noticed the effort in his prayer posture.
- The report discourages a careless or collapsed form of prostration by showing the Prophet’s صلى الله عليه وسلم care.
- The teaching is about posture, not about adding claims beyond the text.
