Ibn Khuzaymah likewise records it in his Sahih, as noted in al-Talkhis (3/473, 475). Al-Bayhaqi (2/102) transmits it through al-Layth ibn Saad and Ibn Lahiʿah, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Halhalah, from Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Ata, with the wording: “When he went into prostration he set his palms, his knees, and the fronts of his feet firmly on the ground, then remained motionless in prostration.” This chain is sound, and the report is also cited in Irwa al-Ghalil (no. 309). It has corroborating narrations: • From Wail ibn Hujr, who said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah prostrating on the bare earth, placing his forehead and nose on it.” Recorded by Ahmad (4/315, 317); its transmitters are trustworthy, though the isnad is broken. • From Abu Juhaifah; see Majmaʿ al-Zawaʾid (1/126). (1) This refers to the hadith of Ibn Abbas contained within the narration of Rafiʿah, related by Abu Dawud and Ahmad with a sound chain; it was cited earlier under the section on ruku (p. 633). It is corroborated by a report from Ibn Umar: Ibn Hibban transmits it through Talhah ibn Musarrif, from Mujahid, from him, in a long narration, and al-Tabarani relates it via Ibn Mujahid from his father with similar wording, as stated in al-Talkhis (3/451), where we have already discussed it. The hadith indicates that merely touching the ground with the forehead is insufficient; one must press firmly