How to Place the Hands While Standing in Prayer
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Please direct us to the correct way of placing the hands during prayer. How is it done? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct way to place the hands while standing in prayer is to place them on the chest. One should grasp the left hand with the right hand and place them on his chest, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. This is the correct position. When he sits for the tashahhud, he places his hands on his thighs: the right hand on the right thigh and the left hand on the left thigh. The left hand is spread with the fingers pointing toward the qiblah. The right hand is clenched with the little finger and ring finger, the thumb and middle finger are looped, and the index finger is raised as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. Please direct us to the correct way of placing the hands during prayer. How is it done? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The correct way to place the hands while standing in prayer is to place them on the chest. One should grasp the left hand with the right hand and place them on his chest, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do. This is the correct position. When he sits for the tashahhud, he places his hands on his thighs: the right hand on the right thigh and the left hand on the left thigh. The left hand is spread with the fingers pointing toward the qiblah. The right hand is clenched with the little finger and ring finger, the thumb and middle finger are looped, and the index finger is raised as a sign of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4701- كيفية وضع اليدين أثناء القيام في الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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