The Position of the Hands for a Sick Person Praying While Sitting
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a sick person prays while sitting, where does he place his hands, on his chest or on his knees? What is the Sunnah in this matter?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to place them on his thigh, meaning, when standing, he places his hands on his thighs. No, if he prays sitting due to illness, the Sunnah is to place them on his chest. Yes, on his chest when standing. When standing, on his chest. And when sitting between the two prostrations and in the first and second tashahhud, he places them on his thighs, just as a healthy person does.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a sick person prays while sitting, where does he place his hands, on his chest or on his knees? What is the Sunnah in this matter?
Answer:
The Sunnah is to place them on his thigh, meaning, when standing, he places his hands on his thighs. No, if he prays sitting due to illness, the Sunnah is to place them on his chest. Yes, on his chest when standing. When standing, on his chest. And when sitting between the two prostrations and in the first and second tashahhud, he places them on his thighs, just as a healthy person does.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب موجبات الغسل — islamhouse.com (1:02:19)
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