How to prostrate: Placing the knees before the hands
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Question:
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about placing the hands before the knees when prostrating in prayer. Some of the worshippers do this, citing a hadith. What is the manner of prostration that has been reported?
Answer:
Yes, the reported prostration is that one places his knees before his hands, because if he places his hands before his knees, he resembles the beast. The beast places its hands before its knees, and we are forbidden from imitating animals. This is the best, and it is the position held by most scholars. If one needs to place his hands before his knees due to old age, weakness, or illness, there is no harm in that. Yes.
This questioner asks, Shaykh, about placing the hands before the knees when prostrating in prayer. Some of the worshippers do this, citing a hadith. What is the manner of prostration that has been reported?
Answer:
Yes, the reported prostration is that one places his knees before his hands, because if he places his hands before his knees, he resembles the beast. The beast places its hands before its knees, and we are forbidden from imitating animals. This is the best, and it is the position held by most scholars. If one needs to place his hands before his knees due to old age, weakness, or illness, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/022 — archive.org (16:37)
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