Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ الْأَسْوَدِ وَعَلْقَمَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِذَا رَكَعَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُفْرِشْ ذِرَاعَيْهِ فَخِذَيْهِ وَلْيَجْنَأْ ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ فَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اخْتِلَافِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ ثُمَّ طَبَّقَ كَفَّيْهِ فَأَرَاهُمْ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah told us: al-A'mash told us, from Ibrahim, from al-Aswad and Alqamah, from Abdullah, who said: "When one of you bows in ruku', let him keep his forearms away from his thighs and arch his back, then join his palms together" - then it is as if I can see the interlacing of the fingers of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: "Then he joined his palms together and showed them how."