The Book of Friday Prayer, the Two Festivals, the Prayer for Rain, the Eclipse Prayer, and Funerals-03a
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The reader: And Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah narrated to us, and Abdullah ibn Idris narrated to us from Husayn from 'Ammarah ibn Ru'aybah, who said: Mishkat al-Masabih 1417
The Shaykh : Bishr ibn Marwan was the governor of Madinah, and at that time the governors were the ones who took charge of the sermon and the prayer. So he began to deliver the sermon and began to gesture with his hands, meaning he raised his hands in supplication, so he cursed him. This could mean that he cursed him publicly, or it could mean that he reported this to his people afterwards. The second possibility is more likely, and the first possibility might be facilitated by the dominance of the Umayyads over the people at that time and their tyranny toward them, and that their hearts were full of resentment toward the Umayyads, so it is not far-fetched that they would say that in front of people.
And in it is evidence that when the preacher supplicates, he points with his finger, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). There is a parallel to this, which is when a person supplicates in the tashahhud, he raises his finger, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And likewise, as we see, when he supplicates between the two prostrations, he raises his finger during the supplication, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Except that an exception is made in the sermon when supplicating for rain or for the removal of a calamity, for it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he raised his hands, and likewise the people raised their hands with him, so this is an exception.
he saw Bishr b. Marwan on the pulpit raising his hands and said, “God reject these hands! I have seen God’s Messenger gesture* no more than this with his hand;” and he pointed with his forefinger.
رأى بشر بن مروان على المنبر رافعاً يديه فقال: قبح الله هاتين اليدين لقد رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ما يزيد على أن يقول بيده هكذا وأشار بإصبعه المسبحةThe Shaykh : Bishr ibn Marwan was the governor of Madinah, and at that time the governors were the ones who took charge of the sermon and the prayer. So he began to deliver the sermon and began to gesture with his hands, meaning he raised his hands in supplication, so he cursed him. This could mean that he cursed him publicly, or it could mean that he reported this to his people afterwards. The second possibility is more likely, and the first possibility might be facilitated by the dominance of the Umayyads over the people at that time and their tyranny toward them, and that their hearts were full of resentment toward the Umayyads, so it is not far-fetched that they would say that in front of people.
And in it is evidence that when the preacher supplicates, he points with his finger, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). There is a parallel to this, which is when a person supplicates in the tashahhud, he raises his finger, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And likewise, as we see, when he supplicates between the two prostrations, he raises his finger during the supplication, a gesture indicating the exaltation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Except that an exception is made in the sermon when supplicating for rain or for the removal of a calamity, for it is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he raised his hands, and likewise the people raised their hands with him, so this is an exception.