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anonymous
salaam -
I just wanted to know when women pray after saying 'Allahoakhbar' they put their right hand over the left and place them on the chest - do they place the hands below or on the breasts
and also what do you do with the arms - are they spread out or closed in
thankyou
Asalaamu Alaikum,
Ibn Jurayj said, "I asked Ataa whether a woman should gesture with her hands like a male when making takbir. Ataa replied that she should not raise her hands like a male. Then he practically indicated with his hands how it should be done by lowering his hands and
drawing them very close to his body. Then he said, "In the raising of the hands, a woman is unlike a man . And if she leaves that, there is no harm. ""
The Muslim Ummah continued this practice over the centuries. Imam Zuhri used to issue the same fatwa in Madinah.
PLACING THE HANDS
Allamah Abdul-Hayy Luckhnawi writes:
"As for women, the jurists are unanimous that it is sunnah for them to place their hands on their bosoms. "
(as-Si'aayah: vol. 2 p 152)
There is ijmaa' on this mas'alah.
So the hands should be placed on the bosom and kept close to the body.
For more on Womens prayer visit the following link:
Women's Prayer: Why is it Different?
http://www.shariahprogram.ca/islam-q...ifferent.shtml
And Allah knows best in all matters