Placing the Hands in the Funeral Prayer
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in the funeral prayer, after the takbir and when reciting al-Fatihah, and likewise when making du'a'?
The Shaykh:
In the prayer.
The questioner:
In the funeral prayer, when reciting al-Fatihah, and likewise when making du'a', is the sunnah (recommended practice) to place the right hand over the left, or does he let them hang down?
The Shaykh:
No, he places the right hand over the left, gripping the left with the right. This is the state of standing while he is standing. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, in the funeral prayer, after the takbir and when reciting al-Fatihah, and likewise when making du'a'?
The Shaykh:
In the prayer.
The questioner:
In the funeral prayer, when reciting al-Fatihah, and likewise when making du'a', is the sunnah (recommended practice) to place the right hand over the left, or does he let them hang down?
The Shaykh:
No, he places the right hand over the left, gripping the left with the right. This is the state of standing while he is standing. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 16-10-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (42:14)
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