What is the validity of the statement that raising the hands to the level of the ears is specific to the takbir of entering prayer?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Some people say that raising the hands to the level of the ears is specific to the takbir of entering prayer, and raising them to the level of the shoulders is for the remaining takbirs in the prayer. Is there a basis for this distinction?
Answer:
If there is evidence, there is no harm. If there is evidence for this distinction, there is no harm. But if it is his choice without evidence, then no. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Some people say that raising the hands to the level of the ears is specific to the takbir of entering prayer, and raising them to the level of the shoulders is for the remaining takbirs in the prayer. Is there a basis for this distinction?
Answer:
If there is evidence, there is no harm. If there is evidence for this distinction, there is no harm. But if it is his choice without evidence, then no. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [209 -582] ما صحة قول من قال: إن رفع اليدين حذو الأذنين هو خاص بتكبيرة الإحرام..؟ — youtube.com
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