The ruling on a praying person leaning on the palm of his hand
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Question:
Some of the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, mentioned that it is not permissible for a man to lean on the palm of his left hand. And the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was leaning on his left hand in prayer, and the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Is this action, meaning leaning on the left hand, specific to prayer, or is it general?
Answer:
Yes, a hadith was reported regarding the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproval of that. And what appears is that it is general, in prayer and outside of prayer, regarding leaning on the left hand, leaning on its palm. This is the apparent meaning of the hadith: the prohibition of that.
Some of the scholars, may Allah have mercy on them, mentioned that it is not permissible for a man to lean on the palm of his left hand. And the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was leaning on his left hand in prayer, and the Chosen One (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
It is the sitting of those upon whom the anger of Allah is.
إنها جلسة المغضوب عليهمAnswer:
Yes, a hadith was reported regarding the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproval of that. And what appears is that it is general, in prayer and outside of prayer, regarding leaning on the left hand, leaning on its palm. This is the apparent meaning of the hadith: the prohibition of that.
Source
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