WHERE SHOULD THE HANDS BE FOLDED AND PLACED AFTER SAYING TAKBIR TAHRIMAH?

Some people place their hands under the navel, others place them under the chest but there are hadiths which state that Prophet Muhammad(saw) used to place his hands over his chest.

a) Halb Ata’ee(ra) reported: "l saw the Prophet(saw) placing his right hand over his left hand over his chest" (Ahmad, Tirmizi).

b) Wa’il b. Hajr(ra) said: "I prayed with Prophet Muhammad(saw) and he put his right hand over his left hand over his chest."(Ibn Khuzaimah, Abu Dawud, Muslim).

There are some other narration’s which state that some Fuqah used to place their hands under the chest but above the navel.

Placing the hands in either of these-positions is correct but it is better to place them over the chest according to the practice of Prophet Muhammad(saw) as mentioned in the above authentic hadiths.