The hadith of Abu Hurayrah is a gharib hadith; we do not know it from the narration of Abu al-Zinad except through this chain.

This hadith has also been narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Sa'id al-Maqburi, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan and others declared 'Abdullah ibn Sa'id al-Maqburi weak.

87 - Chapter: What has been reported concerning prostrating on the forehead and the nose

269 - Bundar narrated to us, saying: Abu 'Amir narrated to us, saying: Fulayh ibn Sulayman narrated to us, saying: 'Abbas ibn Sahl narrated to me, from Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi: that when the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, prostrated, he pressed his nose and forehead firmly to the ground, kept his arms away from his sides, and placed his palms level with his shoulders.

(1) Sahih bi-ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating evidence), and this chain is hasan (good).

It was also recorded as part of a longer hadith by Abu Dawud (734). It is in "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (1871).

The account of keeping the arms away from the sides was recorded in both long and abridged forms by al-Nasa'i 2/211, and Ibn Majah (1061), and it will appear as part of a longer hadith under number (304).

See also what follows it, and what will come under number (273).

The pressing of the nose and forehead to the ground is corroborated by the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas in al-Bukhari (212) and Muslim (490) (230), the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr in Ahmad (18839), and the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in Ahmad (11704).

The keeping of the arms away from the sides during prostration is corroborated by the hadith of Anas, al-Bara', and 'Abdullah ibn Malik ibn =