What is the ruling on one who prays with his arms hanging down?
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Question:
He says: If one prays with his arms hanging down, is his prayer deficient?
Answer:
Placing the hands on the chest is a sunnah (recommended practice) among the sunnahs of prayer, one of the complements. If one leaves it, his prayer is valid. It is according to the khushu' (humility) in it and the presence of the heart. The prayer is completed or diminished according to the presence of the heart in it and the khushu' before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And if this is added to the action of following the sunnahs, it is an increase in good. Yes.
He says: If one prays with his arms hanging down, is his prayer deficient?
Answer:
Placing the hands on the chest is a sunnah (recommended practice) among the sunnahs of prayer, one of the complements. If one leaves it, his prayer is valid. It is according to the khushu' (humility) in it and the presence of the heart. The prayer is completed or diminished according to the presence of the heart in it and the khushu' before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And if this is added to the action of following the sunnahs, it is an increase in good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من صلى مرسلًا يديه؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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