(Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī and he graded it as good) (that is the place of the devil). Meaning: the seat of the devil. Meaning the place where he plants his braid (authentic). and (he would not spread his arms flat) rather (he would raise them from the ground and distance them from his sides until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen from behind him). and (so much so that if a small sheep wanted to pass under his hands, it could pass). He would emphasize this so much that some of his Companions said: (Abū Dāwūd and Ibn Mājah with a good chain) (We would feel compassion for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ because of how he would distance his arms from his sides when he prostrated) (Muslim and Abū ʿAwānah). He would command this by saying: (When you prostrate, place your palms and raise your elbows) (al-Bukhārī and Muslim). and he would say: (Be moderate in prostration and let none of you spread his arms like (in one wording: as) a dog spreads them) (Aḥmad and al-Tirmidhī and he authenticated it). In another wording and another ḥadīth: (Let none of you spread his arms like a dog) (Ibn Khuzaymah, al-Maqdisī, and al-Ḥākim and he authenticated it and al-Dhahabī agreed). He would say: (Do not spread your arms [flat