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Fiqh-us-Sunnah Sunnah acts of prayer, The Position of the Hands Al-Kamal ibn al-Hamam is of the opinion, "There is no authentic hadith stating that one must place the hands under the chest or below the navel. According to the Hanifiyyah, the hands are to be placed below the navel, and the Shafiyyah say below the chest. Ahmad has two narrations corresponding to these two opinions. The correct position is somewhere in the middle - to be equal." Observes at-Tirmidhi, "Knowledgeable companions, their followers and those that came after them believed that one should put his right hand over the left during prayer, while some say above the navel and others say below the navel..." Nevertheless, there do exist hadith that the Propet, upon whom be peace, placed his hands on his chest. Reported Hulb at-Ta'i, "I saw the Prophet, upon whom be peace, praying with his right hand over his left upon his chest above the elbow." This is related by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi, who grades it as hassan. Reported Wa'il ibn Hajr, "Once when I prayed with the Prophet, upon whom be peace, he placed his right hand over his left upon his chest." The report is recorded by Ibn Khuzaimah, who considers it as sahih, and by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i with the wording, "Then he put his right hand over the back of his left wrist and forearm."
The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) used to place his right hand on his left hand, then he folded them strictly on his chest in prayer.
Narrated by Wa'il bin Hujr( R.A) I prayed with the Prophet( P.B.U.H) he put his right hand on his left ( and then placed them) on his chest. ( Reported by Ibn Khuzaima )
WA'IL BIN HUJR was a great sahaabi and his father was one of the kings of Hadramout. He visited the Prophet (P.B.O.H) who spread out his upper cloth for him to sit on and asked blessings for him and his childred. He then apointed him incharge of the Aqyaal of Hadramout. He settled at Kufa and died during Mu'awiya's caliphate.
IBN KHUZAIMA, ( Muhammad bin Ishaaq) was born in 223H in Nishapur. He was considered as a Sheikh-ul-Islam ( the most learned 'Aalim of Islam) and one of the eminent and senior Haafiz. He was the Imam and Haafiz of Khurasan during his time. He also authered more than 140 Books. Ibn Khuzaima died in Nishapur in 311H.
Also this hadith has been recored in BULUGH AL-MARAAM ( HADITH NO :217) OF THE FAMOUS IMAM AL HAFIZ IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALANI ( from SHAFI IMAM'S generation)
Ibn Hajar Al- Asqalani Authored more than 150 book - most of them being in the studies.His books most worthy of mentioning is FATH AL- BARI - THE COMMENTRY OF SAHIH AL BUHARI.
THE FOLLOWING HADITHS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE WEAK BY MAJOR SCHOLARS Sunan of Abu-Dawood AbuJuhayfah said: Ali said that it is a sunnah to place one hand on the other in prayer below the navel. Sunan of Abu-Dawood Jarir ad-Dabbi reported: I saw Ali (Allah be pleased with him) catching hold of his left hand) by his right hand on the wrist above the navel.
Al-Muwatta Hadith
Watching the Night in Prayer Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yusuf that as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid said, "Umar ibn al-Khattab ordered Ubayy ibn Kab and Tamim ad-Dari to watch the night in prayer with the people for eleven rakas.The reciterof the Qur'an would recite the Mi'in (a group of medium-sized suras) until we would be leaning on our staffs from having stood so long in prayer. And we would not leave until the approach of dawn."
THE FOLLOWING HADITH IS CONSIDERED TO BE WEAK BY MAJOR SCHOLARS
Al-Muwatta Hadith
Watching the Night in Prayer Yahya related to me from Malik that Yazid ibn Ruman said, "The people used to watch the night in prayer during Ramadan for twenty-three rakas in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab."
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