Does the one praying begin with his hands or his knees when prostrating?

Question:
In his final question, he says: Honorable Shaykh, a shaykh in our country issued a ruling to us that prostration is done with the hands first, before the knees. He said there is a hadith that most scholars have understood in reverse. Is his statement correct?

Answer:
This is a matter of scholarly disagreement among the people of knowledge, including the hadith scholars and others, and the matter is broad, praise be to Allah. If a person needs to place his hands before his knees due to old age, illness, or weakness, there is nothing wrong with that. If he is strong, it is better for him to place his knees before his hands; that is what is better.