The hadith regarding placing the right hand over the left after rising from bowing in prayer?
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The questioner : The listener is asking about the hadith regarding placing the right hand over the left after rising from bowing in prayer?
The Shaykh : We say yes, placing the right hand over the left while standing after bowing is a recommended practice (sunnah), as indicated by the hadith of Sahl ibn Sa'd, which al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih. He said:Sahih al-Bukhari 740 The hadith is general, from which bowing is excluded because the hands are on the knees, prostration is excluded because the hands are on the ground, and sitting is excluded because the hands are on the thighs or knees. What remains is the standing before bowing and the standing after bowing, in which the right hand is placed on the left forearm, as in the hadith.
The right hand is placed over the left hand either on the forearm or on the wrist, which is the joint between the palm and the forearm. The best position is on the chest, because the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr is the best that has been narrated on this matter, meaning the position of the hands while standing. Even though there is discussion among the scholars regarding it, it is the best narration on this topic.
The Shaykh : We say yes, placing the right hand over the left while standing after bowing is a recommended practice (sunnah), as indicated by the hadith of Sahl ibn Sa'd, which al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih. He said:
The people were ordered to place the right hand on the left forearm in the prayer.
كان الناس يؤمرون أن يضع الرجل يده اليمنى على ذراعه اليسرى في الصلاةThe right hand is placed over the left hand either on the forearm or on the wrist, which is the joint between the palm and the forearm. The best position is on the chest, because the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr is the best that has been narrated on this matter, meaning the position of the hands while standing. Even though there is discussion among the scholars regarding it, it is the best narration on this topic.