❖ Correct Method of Placing Hands During Tashahhud in Salah ❖
✍ Answered by: ʿAllāmah ʿAbd Allāh ʿAzzām ḥafiẓahullāh
❖ Question
In the position of Tashahhud, should one place the hands on the thighs (ران) or on the knees (گھٹنے)? A detailed explanation is requested.
❖ Answer
✔ In Tashahhud, it is recommended to keep the fingers of the hands close together — there is no need to spread them apart.
❖ Authentic Hadith References from Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim
➤ One narration states:
“Place the right hand on the right knee and the left hand on the left knee.”
(Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim)
➤ Another narration in Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim indicates that:
“Hands may also be placed on the thighs.”
❖ Conclusion
✔ Both methods — placing hands on the knees or on the thighs — are correct and established from the Sunnah.
✔ Therefore, the worshipper has the choice to adopt either practice, and both are valid.
◈ ھٰذَا مَا عِندِي وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
◈ Reference: Fatāwā Ḥāfiẓ Thanāʾ Allāh Madanī – Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Page: 566
