He said (may Allah have mercy on him): "Chapter on the dislike of placing the hand on the waist in prayer: From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him)"
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The reciter: He said (may Allah have mercy on him): "Chapter on the dislike of placing the hand on the waist in prayer:
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):Riyad as-Salihin 1752 Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Chapter on the dislike of praying in the presence of food to which one’s soul is inclined, or while struggling against the two impurities, which are urine and feces:
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:Riyad as-Salihin 1753 Narrated by Muslim.
Chapter on the prohibition of raising the gaze to the sky in prayer:
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 750 Narrated by al-Bukhari ".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said (may Allah have mercy on him) in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the dislike of a man praying with his hand on his waist":
The waist is the area between the hip and the lower ribs. The person is commanded, when in prayer, to place his right hand over his left forearm, or over the wrist, meaning the area between the palm and the forearm, and to raise them to his chest. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). He should do it this way, either placing the right hand over the forearm or over the wrist, the area between the palm and the forearm. He does this while standing, before bowing and after bowing.
As for placing it on the waist, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it. It has two forms:
The first form is to place the left or right hand on the waist like this.
The second is to place the right hand over the left and position them like this, as some people do. They claim that by doing this, they place their hands on their heart. This is a mistake. The Shari'ah is not derived from intellect; the Shari'ah is received from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would place his right hand over his left and then put them on his waist. Rather, this falls under the prohibition. And this prohibition is for dislike (makruh), as the author said (may Allah have mercy on him).
From Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him):
We are prohibited from placing the hand on the side during As-Salat (the prayer)
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نهي عن الخصر في الصلاةChapter on the dislike of praying in the presence of food to which one’s soul is inclined, or while struggling against the two impurities, which are urine and feces:
Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say:
No Salat (prayer) should be performed when the food has been served, nor should it be performed when a person is in need of relieving himself.
لا صلاة بحضرة طعام ولا وهو يدافعه الأخبثانChapter on the prohibition of raising the gaze to the sky in prayer:
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"What is wrong with those people who look towards the sky during the prayer?" His talk grew stern while delivering this speech and he said, "They should stop (looking towards the sky during the prayer); otherwise their eyesight would be taken away."
ما بال أقوام يرفعون أبصارهم إلى السماء في صلاتهم ! فاشتد قوله في ذلك حتى قال : لينتهُن عن ذلك، أو لتخطفن أبصارهمThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful:
The author said (may Allah have mercy on him) in his book *Riyad al-Salihin*: "Chapter on the dislike of a man praying with his hand on his waist":
The waist is the area between the hip and the lower ribs. The person is commanded, when in prayer, to place his right hand over his left forearm, or over the wrist, meaning the area between the palm and the forearm, and to raise them to his chest. This is the recommended practice (sunnah). He should do it this way, either placing the right hand over the forearm or over the wrist, the area between the palm and the forearm. He does this while standing, before bowing and after bowing.
As for placing it on the waist, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade it. It has two forms:
The first form is to place the left or right hand on the waist like this.
The second is to place the right hand over the left and position them like this, as some people do. They claim that by doing this, they place their hands on their heart. This is a mistake. The Shari'ah is not derived from intellect; the Shari'ah is received from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he would place his right hand over his left and then put them on his waist. Rather, this falls under the prohibition. And this prohibition is for dislike (makruh), as the author said (may Allah have mercy on him).