حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ عَنْ صَالِحٍ مَوْلَى التَّوْأَمَةِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الصَّلَاةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلِّلْ أَصَابِعَ يَدَيْكَ وَرِجْلَيْكَ يَعْنِي إِسْبَاغَ الْوُضُوءِ وَكَانَ فِيمَا قَالَ لَهُ إِذَا رَكَعْتَ فَضَعْ كَفَّيْكَ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْكَ حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّ وَقَالَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ مَرَّةً حَتَّى تَطْمَئِنَّا وَإِذَا سَجَدْتَ فَأَمْكِنْ جَبْهَتَكَ مِنْ الْأَرْضِ حَتَّى تَجِدَ حَجْمَ الْأَرْضِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 2604
It was narrated that Salih the freed slave of at-Taw'amah said: I heard Ibn 'Abbas (RA) say: man asked the Prophet (PBUH) about something to do with prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to him: "Let the water go between your fingers and toes - i.e., do zvudoo' properly." And among the things he said was: "When you bow, put your hands on knees until you pause and settle in that position. When you prostrate, press your forehead into the ground until it is firmly placed on the ground."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020