What is the ruling on placing the hands under the chest during prayer?
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Question:
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who places his hands under his chest, like the Rafidah and the Ibadhiyyah, and what is the ruling on their prayers?
Answer:
Placing the hands on the chest is a recommended practice (sunnah). If one leaves it off, his prayer is valid, because he has left off a recommended practice and not an obligatory one, so his prayer is valid. If all he does is let his hands hang down, his prayer is valid. But if he has other things that invalidate the prayer, then Allah knows best about him; we do not know about him. Yes.
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who places his hands under his chest, like the Rafidah and the Ibadhiyyah, and what is the ruling on their prayers?
Answer:
Placing the hands on the chest is a recommended practice (sunnah). If one leaves it off, his prayer is valid, because he has left off a recommended practice and not an obligatory one, so his prayer is valid. If all he does is let his hands hang down, his prayer is valid. But if he has other things that invalidate the prayer, then Allah knows best about him; we do not know about him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم وضع اليدين تحت الصدر أثناء الصلاة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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