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Is it permissible to pray with the palms partially or fully covered by the sleeves of a long undershirt?

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It is not a condition for the validity of prayer to directly touch the ground with the hands. Rather, prostration is sufficient even if there is something covering them. Based on this, covering the hands with a garment does not invalidate the prayer.

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