The ruling on letting the hands hang down and vocalizing the intention in prayer
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Question:
This is Abu 'Usamah asking, and he says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on letting the hands hang down in prayer? And what is the ruling on vocalizing the intention, such as saying, "I intend to pray the midday prayer of four rak'ahs with the congregation"?
Answer:
Letting the hands hang down in prayer is contrary to the Sunnah; the Sunnah is to fold the hands on the chest. This is the Sunnah. If one lets them hang down, that is permissible, but it means leaving a recommended practice of the actual prayer. As for the second question, he says: Vocalizing the intention is not permissible. The place of the intention is the heart, not the tongue. It is not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to vocalize the intention when praying, when fasting, or in any other acts of worship. Rather, the intention is in the heart. Yes.
This is Abu 'Usamah asking, and he says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on letting the hands hang down in prayer? And what is the ruling on vocalizing the intention, such as saying, "I intend to pray the midday prayer of four rak'ahs with the congregation"?
Answer:
Letting the hands hang down in prayer is contrary to the Sunnah; the Sunnah is to fold the hands on the chest. This is the Sunnah. If one lets them hang down, that is permissible, but it means leaving a recommended practice of the actual prayer. As for the second question, he says: Vocalizing the intention is not permissible. The place of the intention is the heart, not the tongue. It is not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to vocalize the intention when praying, when fasting, or in any other acts of worship. Rather, the intention is in the heart. Yes.
Source
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