Sahih al-Bukhari 1220

Book 21: Actions while Praying · Narrated by Abu Huraira

Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ نُهِيَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الرَّجُلُ مُخْتَصِرًا‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:It was forbidden to pray with the hands over one's hips

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 1220, Book of Actions while Praying. English translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan.