Where does the worshiper place his hands after bowing?

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Question:
Where do the worshippers place their hands after bowing?

Answer:
The Sunnah is to place the hands on the chest, both before and after bowing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in an authentic hadith, as narrated by Muslim in his Sahih from Wail, who said:

he placed his right hand over his left hand

كان النبي ﷺ يضع يده اليمنى على كفه اليُسرى

Sunan an-Nasa'i 889Sahih (Darussalam)

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And Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said:

The man was ordered to place his right hand over his left forearm in prayer.

كان الرجل يؤمر أن يضع يده اليمنى على ذراعه اليسرى في الصلاة

And in Musnad Ahmad and others, from one of the Companions:

He saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) place his hands on his chest in prayer

أنه رأى النبي ﷺ وضع يديه على صدره في الصلاة

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And Wail said:

I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) place his hands on his chest in prayer

رأيت النبي ﷺ يضع يديه على صدره في الصلاة

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This is the Sunnah: to place them on his chest while standing in prayer, both before and after bowing, with no difference in this; for Wail said:

I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he was standing in prayer, place his right hand over his left hand on his chest in prayer

رأيت النبي ﷺ إذا كان قائماً في الصلاة، وضع يمينه على شماله على صدره في الصلاة

Source binbaz.org.sa

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