What is the correct ruling on placing the hands or the knees first during prostration?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding placing the hands before the knees in prostration, he says: What is the correct position in this issue? And is it wrong to criticize someone who does any of these things?
Answer:
Yes, it is forbidden to prostrate like the prostration of a camel. The camel is the first to touch the ground with its front when it prostrates; when it prostrates, its front is the first to touch the ground, and when it stands up, its rear is the first to rise. A person should not imitate animals, especially in prayer. So, the first things to go down to the ground are the knees, and then he places his hands on them if he is strong. However, if he needs to place his hands before his knees due to illness or old age, there is no harm in it out of necessity.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding placing the hands before the knees in prostration, he says: What is the correct position in this issue? And is it wrong to criticize someone who does any of these things?
Answer:
Yes, it is forbidden to prostrate like the prostration of a camel. The camel is the first to touch the ground with its front when it prostrates; when it prostrates, its front is the first to touch the ground, and when it stands up, its rear is the first to rise. A person should not imitate animals, especially in prayer. So, the first things to go down to the ground are the knees, and then he places his hands on them if he is strong. However, if he needs to place his hands before his knees due to illness or old age, there is no harm in it out of necessity.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 358- ما الصحيح في تقديم اليدين أو الركبتين عند السجود؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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