The Places of Raising the Hands in Prayer
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This is a letter we received from Hadramawt. He says: In Hadramawt, we have mosques for women. We begin the letter from the beginning, saying: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. My brother in Allah, I hope for an answer to these questions supported by evidence and proof from your esteemed scholars. He says: What is the ruling on raising the hands after (Hear Allah praises those who praise Him) in prayer? May Allah guide you.
Answer: It is prescribed for the one praying to raise his hands in four places:
The first place: At the start of the prayer (ihram). When he says the takbir, he says (Allahu Akbar) while raising his hands to the level of his shoulders or to the level of his ears. This is one.
The second place: At the bowing (ruku'). When he intends to bow, he raises his hands with the takbir to the level of his shoulders or to the level of his ears.
The third place: When rising from the bowing. He raises his hands saying (Hear Allah praises those who praise Him), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when rising. The imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam, all of them, raise their hands when rising from the bowing. The imam says (Hear Allah praises those who praise Him), and the one behind him says (Our Lord, to You belongs all praise) when rising, as is in the Sunnah.
And the fourth place: When standing up from the first tashahhud for the third rak'ah. In the Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers, when he stands up for the third rak'ah, he raises his hands with the takbir and places his hands at the level of his shoulders or at the level of his ears.
The raising of the hands in these four places is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The majority of the scholars held this view, and it is the truth; because it is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in several hadiths, including the hadith of Ibn Umar and the hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and other hadiths. The raising of the hands in the three places—at the start of the prayer, at the bowing, and when rising from it—is established in other hadiths. So the result is that the raising of the hands in these four places is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, it is the Sunnah for the one praying to do so, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
Answer: It is prescribed for the one praying to raise his hands in four places:
The first place: At the start of the prayer (ihram). When he says the takbir, he says (Allahu Akbar) while raising his hands to the level of his shoulders or to the level of his ears. This is one.
The second place: At the bowing (ruku'). When he intends to bow, he raises his hands with the takbir to the level of his shoulders or to the level of his ears.
The third place: When rising from the bowing. He raises his hands saying (Hear Allah praises those who praise Him), as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when rising. The imam, the one praying alone, and the one praying behind the imam, all of them, raise their hands when rising from the bowing. The imam says (Hear Allah praises those who praise Him), and the one behind him says (Our Lord, to You belongs all praise) when rising, as is in the Sunnah.
And the fourth place: When standing up from the first tashahhud for the third rak'ah. In the Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha prayers, when he stands up for the third rak'ah, he raises his hands with the takbir and places his hands at the level of his shoulders or at the level of his ears.
The raising of the hands in these four places is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The majority of the scholars held this view, and it is the truth; because it is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in several hadiths, including the hadith of Ibn Umar and the hadith of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and other hadiths. The raising of the hands in the three places—at the start of the prayer, at the bowing, and when rising from it—is established in other hadiths. So the result is that the raising of the hands in these four places is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, it is the Sunnah for the one praying to do so, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
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