We are confident that the act of folding the hands cannot be [proven from the Qur’an nor from Hadeeth which has only nine traditions with chains.

As Maulana Shibli Numani had said in his biography of Abu Haneefa: In light of this Hadeeth it is clear that we need to learn the method of Salat from the Ahl’ul bayt (as). Sahih Muslim, part 7, Kitab fada’il alSahabah, Chapter 4 (Fazail-e-Ali Ibne Abi Talib) pp. “I am leaving amongst you two things, the Qur’an and my Ahlulbayt, if you follow them you will never go astray”. In light of this instruction consider the guidance of our Prophet (s): Lets turn to the words of the Prophet, about whom ‘Allah (swt) said says in Surah Nisa verse 65īut no, by the Lord, they can have no (real) Faith, until they make thee judge in all disputes between them, and find in their souls no resistance against Thy decisions, but accept them with the fullest conviction Therefore we hereby ask our opponents on the basis of the Qur’an, to show us Qur’anic evidence that the arms should be folded during Salat.

The easiest way to resolve such confusion would be to refer the matter back to Allah (swt) and his Prophet (s) as is stipulated in the Qur’an. So the question is why did these Sahaba or Tabaeen practice in this manner?ĭoesnt it show that there were indeed very basic differences between Companions themselves? Is it not a sad irony that the greatest generation of the Salaf ( who had the fortune of sitting in the midst of the Prophet for 23 years with Rasool (saw), were unable to be 100% sure where Rasool (saw) used to put his hands during Salah. This tradition shows that there were indeed people (who were either Sahaba or Tabaeen) in times of Aisha, who used to pray while putting their hands at sides (may be on flanks, or may be straight). That she used to hate that one should keep his hands on his flanks while praying. We read in Sahih Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 664:

After the declaration of Prophethood, the Prophet was alive for 23 years, which means that He (s) must have offered Salat infront of the Sahaba atleast 700,000 times, and yet Muslims are still unable to agree on whether the Prophet (s) would pray with his arms open or folded! The confusion is not a new phenomenan rather it dates back to the Sahaba themselves! Non Muslims will no doubt mock the fact that Muslims are still not able to ascertain how the Prophet (s) prayed. Think about this matter from an outside perspective. Chapter Three: Offering Salat with open hands

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