The takbirs in the funeral prayer and raising the hands in it?

The questioner : May Allah reward you. A questioner asks: Does the one praying the funeral prayer raise his hand with every takbir, or is it sufficient to raise it only with the first takbir?

The Shaykh : The one praying over the funeral raises his hands with every takbir: the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth. Yes, he raises his hands with every takbir, because it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he used to raise his hands with every takbir. The wisdom behind this is apparent, because the funeral prayer contains no bowing or prostration, so this movement of the hands was made to serve as a marker for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth takbirs. Do you understand?
So the evidence that he raises his hands with every takbir is both a report and reasoning. As for the report, as you heard, it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did so. As for the reasoning, it is because the funeral prayer has no physical actions, so raising the hands was made to serve the function of those actions, as if he were moving from one rak'ah to another. I said that there are five, five takbirs. One of you says no, and may Allah reward you with good for pointing out what you think is an error. I am pleased when a person says to me, "You made a mistake," if I have indeed made a mistake. And whoever does not make a mistake does not hit the mark. But I say that it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said the takbir five times over the funeral, but the most common practice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was to say the takbir four times, and he