LessonsDescription of Prayer: Opening Takbir, Raising Hands, Hand Placement and ThanaQuiz

Transmissions about the hand position have been discussed in terms of chain continuity, narrator reliability and the standing of Companion reports. Some reports attributed to Ali about below-navel placement have contested chains.

Jurists weigh multiple narrations, Companion practice and the consistency of evidence; the disagreement is not about whether folding the hands is permissible.

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How Reports Are Weighed in the Hand-Placement Dispute

Description of Prayer: Opening Takbir, Raising Hands, Hand Placement and Thana

Transmissions about the hand position have been discussed in terms of chain continuity, narrator reliability and the standing of Companion reports. Some reports attributed to Ali about below-navel placement have contested chains.

Jurists weigh multiple narrations, Companion practice and the consistency of evidence; the disagreement is not about whether folding the hands is permissible.