The place of raising the hands in supplication? I have reached this point
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The questioner : The place of raising the hands in supplication?
The Shaykh : You know the hadith of Anas.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In the two Sahihs, it is stated that when a man came on Friday while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, he raised his hands until his armpits became visible. However, we do not have a precise specification regarding whether the armpits must be fully exposed or not. So the criterion or standard is that the armpits should be visible. It is possible for the armpits to be visible in this way, or in that way, or in another way; we do not have a detailed specification down to that level. Then it appears that this raising of the hands until the armpits are visible was not a consistent practice. So usually, the raising is less than that. If one exaggerates, his armpits become visible. Yes, is it necessary?
The questioner : And is it obligatory to verbalize it?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is obligatory to verbalize it.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory not to verbalize it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : You know the hadith of Anas.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In the two Sahihs, it is stated that when a man came on Friday while the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was delivering the sermon, he raised his hands until his armpits became visible. However, we do not have a precise specification regarding whether the armpits must be fully exposed or not. So the criterion or standard is that the armpits should be visible. It is possible for the armpits to be visible in this way, or in that way, or in another way; we do not have a detailed specification down to that level. Then it appears that this raising of the hands until the armpits are visible was not a consistent practice. So usually, the raising is less than that. If one exaggerates, his armpits become visible. Yes, is it necessary?
The questioner : And is it obligatory to verbalize it?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : It is obligatory to verbalize it.
The Shaykh : It is obligatory not to verbalize it.
The questioner: Yes.
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