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
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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:
What about the arms/elbows - should they be pointing outwards or bent inwards
Asalaamu Alaikum, for the women the arms must be kept in at all times so as to conceal herself during Salaah. Please read the link i provided in my last post for a more thorough explanation of a womens Salaah.
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