Is it permissible to place the right hand over the left after rising from the bowing?

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh: And upon you peace.

The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.

The questioner : I have some questions, and I hope you will answer them. May Allah reward you with good!

The Shaykh : Yes, ask, and be brief.

The questioner : Is it permissible to clasp the hands on the chest in prayer after standing up from the bowing? I know there is a hadith—I do not know its degree of authenticity—narrated by Ibn 'Umar, who said: "I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) standing in prayer except with his hands placed on his chest."

The Shaykh : First, the hadith is not from Ibn 'Umar.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Rather, it is from Wa'il ibn Hujr.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Second, it is not in this exact wording, but rather in this meaning.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Finally, we say: This hadith does not indicate placing the hands after raising the head from the bowing!

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Rather, it indicates placing them before the bowing.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : Because the other hadiths are explicit about placing them before the bowing, and there is not a single hadith, ever, that says: The Messenger (peace be upon him) used to place them after raising the head from the bowing.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : This is my answer to your first question, so give me the second!

The questioner : I mean, there is no such thing, there is no evidence?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : I mean, no one places their hand on their chest?!

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.