What is the ruling on letting the garment hang down in prayer?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on letting the garment hang down in prayer, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not know what he means by "letting it hang down": does he mean letting the hands hang down when standing, or does he mean letting the cloak hang down? Let us answer regarding both matters.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for letting the cloak hang down, it is disliked, especially if there is no shirt or the like underneath it. As for letting the arms hang down, that is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that when a person stands to pray, he places his right hand over his left forearm in the prayer, whether before bowing or after bowing. This is how it came in "Sahih al-Bukhari" from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:Sahih al-Bukhari 740 meaning: when he prays. Sahih al-Bukhari 740 meaning: in the prayer. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says in this question.
The Shaykh : I do not know what he means by "letting it hang down": does he mean letting the hands hang down when standing, or does he mean letting the cloak hang down? Let us answer regarding both matters.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : As for letting the cloak hang down, it is disliked, especially if there is no shirt or the like underneath it. As for letting the arms hang down, that is contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that when a person stands to pray, he places his right hand over his left forearm in the prayer, whether before bowing or after bowing. This is how it came in "Sahih al-Bukhari" from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), who said:
The people were ordered to place the
كان الناس يؤمرون أن يضع الرجلthe right hand on the left forearm
يده اليمنى على ذراعه اليسرىThe questioner : May Allah preserve you. The questioner says in this question.