Joining the ankles in ruku‘

Question

Question: what is the form of joining the ankles (at the time of ruku‘), and what is its ruling?

Answer

[ar]سننها: تكبير الركوع، والرفع منه بحيث يستوي قائمًا، والتسبيح فيه ثلاثًا، وإلصاق كعبيه[/ar] “Among its (the prayer’s) sunnas are: the takbir of ruku‘, rising from it so as to stand upright, the tasbih in it three times, and joining the ankles” (“al-Durr al-Mukhtar”). Al-Tahtawi writes (p. 213): [ar](قوله: وإلصاق كعبيه)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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