Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to prostrate on the fleshy parts of his palms. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Aqram (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he was with his father at Namirah, and they saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) praying. Every time he (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, I would see the whiteness of his (peace and blessings be upon him) blessed armpits. In my view this hadith is sahih (authentic), because in it a son narrates from his father, and this is an established scholarly principle.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, he would keep his blessed fingers together. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Imam Muslim, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not spread out your forearms (in prostration); rather, support yourself on your palms and keep your arms away from your sides, for when you do that, every limb of yours prostrates with you." Imam Bukhari used Adam bin Ali as evidence and Imam Muslim used Muhammad bin Ishaq as evidence. This hadith is sahih (authentic), but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would do 'jakhkh'. Abu Zakariyya al-Anbari says that it means keeping the elbows away from the sides and spreading the arms out in prostration and bowing. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it. It is among the narrations that al-Nadr bin Shumayl alone reported.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) from behind and saw the whiteness of his (peace and blessings be upon him) armpits, while he was in prostration with his arms spread out.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated, the whiteness of his (peace and blessings be upon him) armpits could be clearly seen. This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it.

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Maymunah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prostrated (he would spread his arms so far) that if a young goat wanted to pass beneath his (peace and blessings be upon him) hands, it could have passed.

The Mother of the Believers, Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), narrates: One night the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was with me in bed, and then I could not find him (peace and blessings be upon him). I looked, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in prostration, with his heels joined together and the tips of his blessed fingers facing the qiblah. I heard him (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: 'A'udhu bi-ridaka min sakhatik, wa bi-'afwika min 'uqubatik, wa bika minka, uthni 'alayka la ablughu kulla ma fik' ((O Allah,) I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, and in Your pardon from Your punishment, and I seek refuge in You from You; I cannot praise You as You have praised Yourself). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he said: "O Aishah, your devil came to you." I said: "Is there no devil with you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every human being has a devil with him." I asked: "O Messenger of Allah, even you?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes, but I supplicated to Allah against him, and he submitted (became Muslim)." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs, but they did not record it with these words. The mention of joining the heels in prostration is found only in this narration.

Sayyiduna Abd al-Rahman bin Shibl (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade pecking like a crow (i.e. hurrying through the prayer), spreading out the arms like a beast of prey, and a man settling on one fixed place as a camel settles on its spot. This hadith is sahih (authentic), and the two Shaykhs did not record it only because in it a single narrator alone reports from the Companion.