Prophetic reports underlie the disapproval of standing with hands on the hips; Hanafi explanations classify this particular posture as prohibitively disliked. This is not a blanket ruling on every permissible hand movement.
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The ruling on placing hands on the hips
Disliked Acts in Prayer: Movement, Dress, Turning and Validity
Prophetic reports underlie the disapproval of standing with hands on the hips; Hanafi explanations classify this particular posture as prohibitively disliked. This is not a blanket ruling on every permissible hand movement.