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وَيُبْدِي ضَبْعَيْهِ، وَيُجَافِي بَطْنَهُ عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ،
Meaning: Keep the upper arms away from the sides and the abdomen apart from the thighs.

Dab‘ means the upper arm area, and yujafi means keeping apart. This describes the familiar male sunnah posture in prostration; jurists explain a more compact posture for women in light of covering and modesty.

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Upper Arms and Abdomen in Sujud

Ruku, Qawmah, Sujud and the Sitting Between Prostrations

وَيُبْدِي ضَبْعَيْهِ، وَيُجَافِي بَطْنَهُ عَنْ فَخِذَيْهِ،
Meaning: Keep the upper arms away from the sides and the abdomen apart from the thighs.

Dab‘ means the upper arm area, and yujafi means keeping apart. This describes the familiar male sunnah posture in prostration; jurists explain a more compact posture for women in light of covering and modesty.