Placing the Hands While Standing: On the Chest or Below the Navel?

The questioner:
The questioner asks: Where should the hands be placed in prayer? Is it on the chest or below the navel? Is there an authentic hadith regarding this? And what is your opinion of those who say that there are general texts? What is meant by this term?

The Shaykh:
It is permissible to place the hands on the chest or below the navel, as there is evidence for each case. However, since the evidence for placing them on the chest is more authentic, placing them on the chest is more emphasized. It is permissible to place them below the navel. Both are permissible, and the best is on the chest.

The questioner:
The question remains. I hear you.

The Shaykh:
The question remains?

The questioner:
He asks: What is meant by those who say that there are general texts?

The Shaykh:
Yes, the evidence includes general evidence and specific evidence. There are many types of evidence; there is apparent evidence, there is explicit text, and there are evidences that differ. Only the scholars of the principles of jurisprudence know this. I know this because I study the principles of jurisprudence. If you want to know these matters, study the principles of jurisprudence or the terminology of hadith. Study the terminology of hadith and the principles of jurisprudence so that you know these matters. Yes.