DDHK.ORG - The practice of praying from the time of our ancestors to the present day generally uses the standard of prayer described by the Shafi'i school of thought. This is because the majority of the Indonesian population is generally the Shafi'i school of thought. The scholars who spread Islam in the archipelago, of course, were also scholars of the Shafi'i school of thought. So automatically the practice of prayer is based on the fiqh of the Shafi'i school of thought.
Through this series of articles, DDHK News describes the nature of the prayer of the Prophet Muhammad based on the Shafi'i school, as written by Muhammad Ajib, Lc., MA. in his book "Sahih Evidence of the Prophet's Prayer Ala Madzhab Syafi'iy".
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It is sunnah to place one's hand on the left hand. As for the Shafi'i school of thought, the position of both hands is placed above the navel and not below the navel, let alone above the chest.
First proposition: From a friend of Wail bin Hujr Radhiyallahu 'anhu said: I prayed with the Prophet and he put his hands on his chest. (Hadith narrated by Ibn Khuzamah)
Second argument: There is a narration from the Prophet which states that he forbade takfir; namely prohibiting placing both hands directly above the chest. (Bada'i al-Fawaid)
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