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383. Abū Hurairah narrated: "The Prophet ﷺ prohibited that a man pray with his hands on his hip." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[He said:] There is something on this topic from Ibn 'Umar.
Abū 'Eisā said: The Hadīth of Abū Hurairah is a Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ Hadīth.
There are those among the people of knowledge who disliked Al-Ikhtisār in Ṣalāt. Al-Ikhtisār is that a man places his hand on his hip during the Ṣalāt. Some of them considered it disliked for a man to walk with his hands on his hip [or to place both of his hands on his hips.] It has been related that when Iblis walks he walks with his hands on his hips.
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Commentary
There are three explanations of 'Ikhtisār':
Majority scholars of Hadīth and the jurists said: Placing hands on the flanks or hips is called 'Ikhtisār'; this is from Satan. According to some this is the style of rest and relaxation of the dwellers of Hell. Therefore it is disliked in prayer and out of prayer as well and if this style and way is against the humility and humbleness, then it is particularised only with prayer.
Some said: It means to lean against a staff and stick.
