5/21. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 892 — No Flat Arms in Sujood
Being balanced during prostration
Do Not Spread Arms in Sujood Hadith
Sunan Ibn Majah : 892
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 892
حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ " اعْتَدِلُوا فِي السُّجُودِ، وَلاَ يَسْجُدْ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ بَاسِطٌ ذِرَاعَيْهِ كَالْكَلْبِ " .
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 892In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 90English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 892
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 892
This Hadith repeats the teaching of balance in prostration through Anas bin Malik. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said: “Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.” The meaning is easy for a reader to picture: sujood should not look like a person lying with the arms flat and spread. The Hadith teaches care in the prayer posture, especially in how the arms are placed. For people searching for do not spread arms in sujood hadith, this narration gives the exact warning and the positive instruction together: be balanced in sujood. This keeps the lesson close to the Hadith wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم instructed balance in sujood.
- The narration forbids spreading the arms like a dog in prostration.
- The Hadith helps correct careless arm placement in prayer.
- The teaching is about the outward form of sujood.
