Hadith #2
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ قَالَ دَ
خَلْتُ أَنَا وَعَلْقَمَةُ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ فَقَالَ إِذَا رَكَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْرِشْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ فَخِذَيْهِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اخْتِلَافِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ
Isnad Chain
English Translation
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (رضي الله عنه) — via Ibn Numayr, from al-A'mash, from Ibrahim, from al-Aswad — that he said: 'I and 'Alqama entered upon 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud. He said: When one of you bows [in ruku'], let him lay his forearms upon his thighs [tatbiq]. It is as if I can see the interlacing of the fingers of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in the prayer.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 2
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 3840
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40230