What is the position of the fingers during prostration?
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The questioner : What is the position of the fingers during prostration: are they spread out, or in the middle between spreading and clenching?
The Shaykh : The scholars stated that the position of the hands during prostration is to bring the fingers together and direct them toward the qiblah, and for the hand to be level with the shoulder or level with the ears. All of this, meaning whether it is level with the shoulder or level with the ears, was established by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the forearm and upper arm, the forearm should be upright, not lying flat on the ground nor close to it, but rather upright. The upper arm should be separated from the side, unless one is in a row and separating it would harm the person next to him, in which case he should not do so, because harming others is either disliked or forbidden. Separating the upper arms from the sides is a recommended practice, and it is not befitting for a person to fall into what is disliked or forbidden in order to preserve a recommended practice.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The scholars stated that the position of the hands during prostration is to bring the fingers together and direct them toward the qiblah, and for the hand to be level with the shoulder or level with the ears. All of this, meaning whether it is level with the shoulder or level with the ears, was established by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the forearm and upper arm, the forearm should be upright, not lying flat on the ground nor close to it, but rather upright. The upper arm should be separated from the side, unless one is in a row and separating it would harm the person next to him, in which case he should not do so, because harming others is either disliked or forbidden. Separating the upper arms from the sides is a recommended practice, and it is not befitting for a person to fall into what is disliked or forbidden in order to preserve a recommended practice.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.