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Where should the hands be placed in salaat? Can you give me proof from hadith that says what we should do?

· 27 Jumada I 1423 AH1 min readFatwa 6257English

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Where should the hands be placed in salaat? Can you give me proof from hadith that says what we should do?

Answer

According to the Hanafi Madhab, in the standing position of Salaat, the right hand should be placed upon the left hand and it should be kept below the navel.

Hadhrat Ali (Radhiallaahu Anhu) narrates that it is from the practice of Nabi (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) that during Salaat, he used to place the right hand over the left and kept it beneath the navel. (Abu Dawud vol.1 pg.110)

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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