The ruling on denying the practice of placing the hands in prayer
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Question:
He says: We see some of the people praying in the standing position that they let their hands hang down and do not place the right hand over the left on the chest. Should we deny them and tell them that this is contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
No, do not deny them, but explain to them that the best and the Sunnah is to place the hands on the chest in the prayer, grasping them. As for denying them and being severe with them, no, because this is a Sunnah. Grasping the hands on the chest is a Sunnah, not an obligation. Whoever does it gets a reward, and whoever leaves it, no sin is upon him.
He says: We see some of the people praying in the standing position that they let their hands hang down and do not place the right hand over the left on the chest. Should we deny them and tell them that this is contrary to the Sunnah?
Answer:
No, do not deny them, but explain to them that the best and the Sunnah is to place the hands on the chest in the prayer, grasping them. As for denying them and being severe with them, no, because this is a Sunnah. Grasping the hands on the chest is a Sunnah, not an obligation. Whoever does it gets a reward, and whoever leaves it, no sin is upon him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الإسدال في الصلاة؟ وهل ينكر على من يفعله؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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