Ruling on Placing the Left Hand Behind the Back
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Question:
Regarding the left hand...: If he places his left hand behind his back, is this inside the prayer or outside the prayer?
Answer:
Leaning on it, you mean?
The student: Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: The apparent meaning of the hadith is prohibition; it is not befitting, [it is] the sitting of the people of the Fire.
Q: Outside the prayer, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh: Inside the prayer, outside the prayer, Allah knows best.
Q: Inside the prayer or outside it?
The Shaykh: Inside the prayer and outside it; the apparent meaning of the hadith is generality.
Regarding the left hand...: If he places his left hand behind his back, is this inside the prayer or outside the prayer?
Answer:
Leaning on it, you mean?
The student: Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh: The apparent meaning of the hadith is prohibition; it is not befitting, [it is] the sitting of the people of the Fire.
Q: Outside the prayer, may Allah reward you?
The Shaykh: Inside the prayer, outside the prayer, Allah knows best.
Q: Inside the prayer or outside it?
The Shaykh: Inside the prayer and outside it; the apparent meaning of the hadith is generality.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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