A man putting his hand on his waist in prayer

Ziyad bin Subayh al-Hanafi said: I prayed beside Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) and placed my hand on my hip. When he had finished the prayer, he said: This is the crucifixion posture in prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to forbid it.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) forbade placing the hand on the hip in prayer and said: The Jews do this.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) saw a man who had placed his hand on his hip. She said: This is how the people of Hell will be in Hell.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) considered placing the hand on the hip in prayer disliked and said: Satan comes to be present when this is done.

Ibrahim considered it disliked that a man should place his hand on his hip in prayer.

Mujahid said: Placing the hands on the hips is the resting posture of the people of Hell.

Abu Mijlaz saw a man with his hand placed on his hip in prayer, so he struck his hand.

Humayd bin Hilal said: Placing the hand on the hip in prayer was disliked only because when Satan was sent down to the earth, he had his hand placed on his hip.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Ikhtisar in prayer has been forbidden. Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) said: It is that one places his hands on his hip while he is praying.

Hayyan bin Umayr said: I was with Qays bin Ubad. He saw a man praying with his hands placed on his hips, and he said to me: Go to him and tell him to move his hand from the place where the rajaz-chanter puts his hand.

Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) considered placing the hand on the hip in prayer disliked and said: Do not imitate the Jews.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade placing the hand on the hip in prayer.