The ruling on letting the hands hang down while standing in prayer

Also, the listener Hissam 'Afiif from Riyadh asks: Is it valid to let the hands hang down when performing the prayer, instead of placing the right hand over the left hand above the chest?
Answer: The recommended practice (sunnah) is to fold the hands, which is the position of the majority of scholars. Authentic hadiths have been narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. However, if one lets his hands hang down, his prayer is valid, and he has done something disliked (makruh) that does not invalidate the prayer. The sunnah is to fold the hands to the chest, placing the right palm over the left palm, wrist, and forearm, as the reports from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate. Among these is what al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih from Abu Hazim from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "I do not know it except that he described it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: This indicates that folding the hands is obligatory, but according to the scholars, it is recommended (mustahabb); the command is for recommendation. It is known that the position of the hands in prayer is established: in bowing (ruku'), they are placed on the knees; in prostration (sujud), on the ground; and in sitting, on the thighs or knees. So what remains is standing, where the right hand is placed over the left palm, or the right forearm over the left forearm.
Likewise, in the hadith of Qabisah ibn al-Hubab al-Tai, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one praying to place his right hand over his left palm on his chest.
Likewise, in the hadith of Wa'il ibn Hujr in Abu Dawud and al-Nasa'i, all of which indicate that the right hand is placed over the left, the right palm over the left palm and forearm. May Allah guide them all. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen.