Raising the Hands in Prayer
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 2736 )
Q1: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands when opening the prayer, and also when bowing, when rising from bowing, and when standing up from the second rak'ah after the tashahhud to the third rak'ah? Did he place his right hand over his left? Is this practice part of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is there a hadith establishing the lowering of the hands, or not? Please inform us so that we may strive to adhere to the correct Sunnah.
A1: Yes, raising the hands in prayer in the places mentioned in the question is from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); for what is established from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:Sahih al-Bukhari 736 , and in a narration from him: Mishkat al-Masabih 793 the hadith. Both were narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim and Abu Dawud , and it is also established: , narrated by al-Bukhari and al-Nasa'i, and it is also established in the hadith of Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) , and as for placing the right hand over the left, that is also from the Sunnah of prayer; for what was narrated by Ahmad and al-Bukhari from Abu Hazim from Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: .
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
Q1: Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands when opening the prayer, and also when bowing, when rising from bowing, and when standing up from the second rak'ah after the tashahhud to the third rak'ah? Did he place his right hand over his left? Is this practice part of the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Is there a hadith establishing the lowering of the hands, or not? Please inform us so that we may strive to adhere to the correct Sunnah.
A1: Yes, raising the hands in prayer in the places mentioned in the question is from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him); for what is established from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:
I saw that whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) stood for the prayer, he used to raise both his hands up to the shoulders, and used to do the same on saying the Takbir for bowing and on raising his head from it and used to say, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah". But he did not do that (i.e. raising his hands) in prostrations.
رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا قام في الصلاة رفع يديه حتى يكونا حذو منكبيه، وكان يفعل ذلك حين يكبر للركوع، ويفعل ذلك إذا رفع رأسه من الركوع، ويقول: سمع الله لمن حمده ولا يفعل ذلك في السجودthat God’s Messenger used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders when he began prayer
أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يرفع يديه حذو منكبيه إذا افتتح الصلاةFrom Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he used to, when he entered into prayer, say takbir and raise his hands, and Ibn 'Umar attributed this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
عن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما أنه كان إذا دخل في الصلاة كبر ورفع يديه، ورفع ذلك ابن عمر إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلمThe people were commanded to place the man's right hand over his left arm in prayer. Abu Hazim said: I do not know it except that he attributed it to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
كان الناس يؤمرون أن يضع الرجل اليد اليمنى على ذراعه اليسرى في الصلاة، قال أبو حازم : ولا أعلمه إلا ينمي ذلك إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمAnd success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
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