F13Chapter of the Description of the Prayer
Position of Hands While Standing in Prayer (Qabd vs Sadl)
Jurists differ on where to place hands while standing and whether leaving them at the sides is permissible or sunnah.
Hanafi
Recommended for men to place the right hand over the left below the navel; women place them on the chest.
Reference: Radd al-Muḥtār
Maliki
The hands are let down, that is, left hanging at the sides, in the obligatory prayer; clasping them in it is disliked if support is intended, and it is permitted in voluntary prayer.
Reference: Minaḥ al-Jalīl — Al-Sharḥ al-Kabīr
Shāfiʿī
It is sunnah to place the right palm over the back of the left hand, below the chest and above the navel, inclined slightly to the left, for both men and women.
Reference: Mughnī al-Muḥtāj
Hanbali
Recommended to place the right hand over the left wrist and place them below the navel.
Reference: Al-Inṣāf