Fiqh-us-Sunnah Fiqh 1.132 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." Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 758 PAGE NO: 194 Narrated by Tawus 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 ) THE FOLLOWING HADITHS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE WEAK BY MAJOR SCHOLARS Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 755 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib 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 Hadith 756 Narrated by Ali ibn AbuTalib 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. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:02 PM To: eGroup For Muslims Around The World Subject: Boycott Israel [IslamCity] The Prophets (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) Prayer - according to the Hanafi Madhab <http://www.jamiat.org.za/images/jukznj.gif> <http://www.jamiat.org.za/askjam.html> This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden.
