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252. Qabiṣah bin Hulb narrated from his father who said: "Allāh's Messenger lead us in prayer and hold his left hand with his right." (Ḥasan)
He said: There are narrations on this topic from Wā'il bin Hujr, Ghutaif bin Al-Ḥārith, Ibn 'Abbās, Ibn Mas'ūd, and Sahl bin Sa'd.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Ḥadīth of Hulb is a Ḥasan Ḥadīth.
This is acted upon by the people of knowledge among the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, the Tābi'īn and those after them. They held the view that a man is to place his right hand over his left during the Ṣalāt. Some of them held the view that he places it above the
navel, and some of them that he places it below the navel. All of these are allowed according to them.
The name of Hulb is Yazīd bin Qunāfah Aṭ-Ṭā'ī.
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The majority of the scholars are of the view that the position of the hands is 'the right hand upon the left one' after saying the Takbīr Taḥrīmah. According to the scholars of Hadīth the hands should be placed upon the chest; this is accurate and preferred in the light of evidences. [For details see: Tuhfat Al-Aḥwadhī: 1/215-217] The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ used to place his hands upon the chest. [Ṣifatus-Ṣalāt: P 88]
Takbīr Taḥrīmah (saying Allāhu-Akbar to begin the prayer) is a pillar of prayer according to the majority, and a condition according to the Aḥnāf [Fath Al-Bārī: 2/282 by Darussalaam]. The rest of the Takbīr, other than Takbīr Taḥrīmah, are desirable, in the opinion of the majority, and it is compulsory according to some Az-Zawāhirī.
