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286. Abū Hurairah narrated: "[Some of] the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ complained [to the Prophet ﷺ] about the hardship of the prostration on them, when they were so spread out, so he said: 'Use your knees.'" [1] (Da'if)
Abū 'Eisā said: We do not know of this as a Hadīth of Abū Ṣāliḥ, from Abū Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ, except from this route; by the narration of Al-Laith, from Ibn 'Ajlān. Sufyān bin 'Uyainah and others reported this Hadīth from Sumayy, from An-Nu'mān bin Abī 'Ayyāsh, from the Prophet ﷺ,
[1] That is, they complained about holding the position for a long time, with the arms away from the sides, and the stomach away from the thighs. So they were told to rest their elbows on their knees. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
and it is similar to this. It is as if the narration of these people is more correct than the narration of Al-Laith.
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If a prolonged Sujūd causes difficulty, then the elbows can be put on the thighs, but in usual circumstances one should keep them apart from the body. [Sunan At-Tirmidhī, Allamah Aḥmad Shākir: 2/78]
