سنن أبي داود

Hadith 1170

Book 3: The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa)

كتاب صلاة الاستسقاء

Chapter 3

Chapter: Raising The Hands During Istisqa’.

باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الاِسْتِسْقَاءِ

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

Narrated Anas: The Prophet ﷺ was not accustomed to raise his hands in any supplication he made except when praying for rain. He would then raise them high enough so much so that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ "

كَانَ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبِطَيْهِ

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Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 1170In-book: Book 3, Hadith 1170

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