#626 Abu al-Walid informed us, Hammam narrated to us, 'Ata bin al-Sa'ib narrated to us, from Salim al-Barrad, who said—and he was, in my view, more trustworthy than myself—he said: Abu Mas'ud al-Ansari said to us: "Shall I not perform for you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (pbuh)?" He said: "So he uttered the Takbir and bowed, and he placed his hands on his knees and spread his fingers until every part of him was settled."