The Sunnah of folding the hands and their precise location are distinct questions. The Hanafis characteristically place them below the navel, while the Shafii tradition describes placement above the navel below the chest; other narrations speak of placement on the chest.
Differences follow from evaluation and reconciliation of reports and practice, rather than denial of the foundational Sunnah of folding the hands.
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Description of Prayer: Opening Takbir, Raising Hands, Hand Placement and Thana
The Sunnah of folding the hands and their precise location are distinct questions. The Hanafis characteristically place them below the navel, while the Shafii tradition describes placement above the navel below the chest; other narrations speak of placement on the chest.
Differences follow from evaluation and reconciliation of reports and practice, rather than denial of the foundational Sunnah of folding the hands.