What is the correct way to raise the hands at the takbir of ihram?
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The questioner : What is the correct way to raise the hands at the takbir of ihram?
The Shaykh : The correct way is to raise your hands to the level of your shoulders, or to the tips of your ears, or to the lobes of your ears. All of this is established by the Sunnah. This is done at the takbir of ihram, when going into ruku', when rising from it, and when standing up from the first tashahhud.
There is no raising of the hands in any other instance, because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to say:.
As for what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):, the apparent view, and Allah knows best, is that it is a mistake by the narrator, as Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) clarified in: "Zad al-Ma'ad".
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The correct way is to raise your hands to the level of your shoulders, or to the tips of your ears, or to the lobes of your ears. All of this is established by the Sunnah. This is done at the takbir of ihram, when going into ruku', when rising from it, and when standing up from the first tashahhud.
There is no raising of the hands in any other instance, because Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) used to say:
That the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) does not do that in prostration
إن النبي صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم لا يفعل ذلك في السجودAs for what is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
That he used to raise his hands in every lowering and raising
أنه كان يرفع يديه في كل خفض ورفعThe questioner : May Allah bless you.