Is it part of the Sunnah for a Muslim to place his hands close to his face during prostration, then spread them apart?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it part of the Sunnah for a Muslim to prostrate with his hands in front of him, meaning close to his face? Then he asks: Is it part of the Sunnah for a Muslim to place his hands close to his face during prostration and then spread them apart, or to prostrate with them far from his face?
Answer:
The scholars have mentioned that he places his hands in prostration level with his shoulders, not level with his face.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it part of the Sunnah for a Muslim to prostrate with his hands in front of him, meaning close to his face? Then he asks: Is it part of the Sunnah for a Muslim to place his hands close to his face during prostration and then spread them apart, or to prostrate with them far from his face?
Answer:
The scholars have mentioned that he places his hands in prostration level with his shoulders, not level with his face.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [327 -521] هل من السنة أن يضع المسلم عند السجود يديه قريبتين من وجهه، ثم يُجافي بينهما؟ — youtube.com
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