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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it obligatory to place the right hand over the left in prayer?

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The Shaykh : You, you are fine.

The questioner : In the name of Allah.

The Shaykh : And he says.

The questioner : It has become.

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : Is it obligatory to place the right hand over the left? Is it obligatory to place the right hand over the left?

The Shaykh : In prayer, you mean? No,

The questioner : The questioner asks: Is it obligatory for a person to place his right hand over his left hand in prayer?

The Shaykh : We say it is not obligatory, and I do not know of anyone who said it is obligatory.

The presenter : Thank you.

The Shaykh : Perhaps someone says it is obligatory, citing the statement
People were ordered,كان الناس يؤمرون،
and the default ruling for a command is obligation, but the majority’s view is that it is not obligatory, but rather it is a recommended practice (sunnah),

The questioner : Al-Shawkani, Al-Shawkani, regarding the teeth.

The Shaykh : The majority holds that it is not obligatory. Yes.

The questioner : May Allah send blessings upon our master.

The Shaykh : And now we conclude this session, to return, if Allah wills, to a future session, and we ask Allah to grant us [clarity] and make it easy
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 10 - 17 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1403 هـ - الدرس العاشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (1:18:32)

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