Also, he asks about the distance between the feet when standing in prayer and when prostrating: by what measure is it determined?
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The questioner : Also, he asks about the distance between the feet when standing in prayer and when prostrating: by what measure is it determined?
The Shaykh : As for the distance in standing, I do not know of a sunnah in this matter, so the distance is according to what is natural; that is, the feet are placed in their natural position, because anything for which no description has come remains as nature dictates. As for the distance between the feet in the state of prostration, there is no distance between them; the sunnah is to press one foot against the other, as that came in "Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah" and as is apparent in the hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) when she lost the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); she said, "So I searched for him, and my hand fell upon his feet while he was prostrating". The fact that one hand falls upon both feet indicates that one is pressed against the other. It has also come explicitly in "Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah". Therefore, what is prescribed in the state of prostration is to bring the feet together.
The Shaykh : As for the distance in standing, I do not know of a sunnah in this matter, so the distance is according to what is natural; that is, the feet are placed in their natural position, because anything for which no description has come remains as nature dictates. As for the distance between the feet in the state of prostration, there is no distance between them; the sunnah is to press one foot against the other, as that came in "Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah" and as is apparent in the hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) when she lost the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); she said, "So I searched for him, and my hand fell upon his feet while he was prostrating". The fact that one hand falls upon both feet indicates that one is pressed against the other. It has also come explicitly in "Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah". Therefore, what is prescribed in the state of prostration is to bring the feet together.