What is the ruling on one who raises his hands in the takbir of ihram below the shoulders?
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The questioner : Some people, may Allah guide us and them, when raising their hands in the takbir of ihram, raise them around the navel or slightly above the navel.
The Shaykh : He places them there, meaning.
The questioner : No, raising the hands at the takbir of ihram.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning he does not raise them to the shoulders.
The questioner : To the shoulders or level with them, is raising the hands in this way valid?
And what is upon a person if he has knowledge of this, and then he leaves this person who did not raise his hands to the shoulders or to the roots of the ears?
The Shaykh : This raising that you mentioned is not a prescribed raising, but rather it is idle play that is forbidden, because the prescribed raising is either to the shoulders or to the roots of the ears, and whatever falls short of that is a falling short of the Sunnah, so it is forbidden.
And it is said: Either you raise them completely or you leave it, yes.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, if a person has knowledge of this, is he obligated to point it out?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known.
The questioner : And if he leaves that?
The Shaykh : If he leaves it, he has fallen short and will be questioned, because Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:187] In this case, clarification is needed, yes, this is a new question, yes.
The Shaykh : He places them there, meaning.
The questioner : No, raising the hands at the takbir of ihram.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning he does not raise them to the shoulders.
The questioner : To the shoulders or level with them, is raising the hands in this way valid?
And what is upon a person if he has knowledge of this, and then he leaves this person who did not raise his hands to the shoulders or to the roots of the ears?
The Shaykh : This raising that you mentioned is not a prescribed raising, but rather it is idle play that is forbidden, because the prescribed raising is either to the shoulders or to the roots of the ears, and whatever falls short of that is a falling short of the Sunnah, so it is forbidden.
And it is said: Either you raise them completely or you leave it, yes.
The questioner : All right, Shaykh, may Allah reward you, if a person has knowledge of this, is he obligated to point it out?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known.
The questioner : And if he leaves that?
The Shaykh : If he leaves it, he has fallen short and will be questioned, because Allah the Exalted said: