Are the hands raised in the takbirs of the funeral prayer?

The questioner : The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, are the hands raised in the takbirs of the funeral prayer just as they are raised in the regular prayer?

The Shaykh : Are you reading what you see, or are you correcting it? I am asking you, my brother. You read what you see.

The questioner : And I turn the page.

The Shaykh : Okay, if raising the hands is permissible, is the correct ruling that the hands are raised?

The questioner : Honorable Shaykh, are the hands raised in the takbir of the funeral prayer just as they are raised in the regular prayer, or not? Please inform us, may Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Yes, it is an innovation to raise the hands in the prayer in four places. The first is at the takbir of entering the prayer, the second is at the bowing, the third is at rising from the bowing, and the fourth is at standing up from the first tashahhud. I will repeat it: for us, in the prayer of entering the state of ihram, at the bowing, at rising from it, and at standing up from the first tashahhud. Apart from that, there is no raising. You do not raise them at the prostration, nor at standing up from the prostration, nor at sitting between the two prostrations, nor at sitting for the tashahhud. So the raising is specific to... How many? How many places? Four. Take that, may Allah bless you. In the funeral prayer, the hands are raised at every takbir. The first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh takbirs, correct? Correct? Good. The funeral prayer has four takbirs in the majority of cases, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sometimes said five, six, or seven takbirs, but the majority is that he said four. The hands are raised at every takbir: the first, second, third, and fourth. This is how the Sunnah came, and this is the analogy and the consideration, because every takbir in the takbirs of the funeral prayer is considered a transition from one pillar to another, and the transition between the pillars in the takbir—my intention is that there is raising in them—and the first is not distinguished from the second in terms of action except by the takbir. Therefore, the Sunnah and the analogy are that a person raises his hands in the funeral prayer at every takbir.

The questioner : May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : But as an aside, what does one say at the first takbir? What does this brother say? Stand up, yesterday. At the first takbir, what does one say? And after that. No, do you not recite al-Fatihah? Good, well done. What comes after the second takbir? Please. O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad. Perfect. I heard someone say: Where did this name, the Ibrahimiyah prayer, come from? Who brought it to us? It is not that saying the Ibrahimiyah prayer is more appropriate than saying the Muhammadiyyah prayer. Because this prayer begins with what? "O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad." It begins with the supplication for blessings upon Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and with seeking nearness to Allah the Exalted through His sending blessings upon Ibrahim. So the primary intention of it is the sending of blessings upon Muhammad. And up to this moment, I have not heard or seen from the previous scholars that it is called the Ibrahimiyah prayer, but in the current terminology they call it the Ibrahimiyah prayer. And we say the matter is easy, if Allah wills, we do not deny this nor do we affirm it. After the second takbir, the sending of blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is done in the form he taught his ummah when they asked, "How do we send blessings upon you?" He said: and so on. After the third takbir, supplication for whom? For the Muslims. "O Allah, forgive him, them, and those who are entrusted with them only." Then supplication for the deceased, may Allah bless you. Then, taslim. We take from this, my brothers, from the manner of praying over the deceased, that the right of Allah is prior to everything, correct or not? Because you began with al-Fatihah, then you praised Allah the Mighty and Majestic, and after that comes the right of whom? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). After that comes the general right of the Muslims. Then the specific right of the believers. In the tashahhud now: "The praises are for Allah, peace be upon you, O Prophet, peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." He began with the right of Allah: "The praises are for Allah," then the right of whom? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): "Peace be upon you, O Prophet," then the right of the self: "Peace be upon us," then the right of the Muslims in general. Good. A man said, "My father is seventy." If he is one who is generous, you say to him, "I supplicate for you in every prayer." You do not need to reach out to Allah; every righteous servant is included in the tashahhud: "Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah." Yes.