Sahih Muslim Book - 4, Hadith - 1110

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ - يَعْنِى الأَحْمَرَ - عَنْ حُسَيْنٍ الْمُعَلِّمِ ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ عَنْ بُدَيْلِ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ أَبِى الْجَوْزَاءِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَسْتَفْتِحُ الصَّلاَةَ بِالتَّكْبِيرِ وَالْقِرَاءَةَ بِ (الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ) وَكَانَ إِذَا رَكَعَ لَمْ يُشْخِصْ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُصَوِّبْهُ وَلِكَنْ بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِىَ قَائِمًا وَكَانَ إِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ لَمْ يَسْجُدْ حَتَّى يَسْتَوِىَ جَالِسًا وَكَانَ يَقُولُ فِى كُلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ التَّحِيَّةَ وَكَانَ يَفْرِشُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَيَنْصِبُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عُقْبَةِ الشَّيْطَانِ وَيَنْهَى أَنْ يَفْتَرِشَ الرَّجُلُ ذِرَاعَيْهِ افْتِرَاشَ السَّبُعِ وَكَانَ يَخْتِمُ الصَّلاَةَ بِالتَّسْلِيمِ. وَفِى رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ نُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِى خَالِدٍ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ عَقِبِ الشَّيْطَانِ.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) used to start his prayer with the Takbir and the recitation of Al-hamdu Lillahi Rabbil 'Alamin. When he bowed he neither kept his head up nor lowered it, but it was somewhere between the two. When he raised his head from bowing, he did not prostrate until he had stood up straight, and when he raised his head from prostrating, he did not prostrate again until he had sat up straight. After each two Rak'ah he would recite At-Tahiyyah. He would lay his left foot along the ground and hold his right foot upright. He forbade 'Uqbatish-Shaitan and he forbade resting one's forearms along the ground like a predator. And he used to conclude his prayer with the Taslim." According to the report of Ibn Numair from Abu Khalid: "And he forbade 'Aqibi Shaitan."