Sunan Abi Dawud · Prayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ
Chapter: Raising The Hands In The Prayer.
8 hadith · references 721–728
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Abu Dawud · 721رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَبَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ ، وَقَاSalim reported on the authority of his father (Ibn Umar): I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ that when he began prayer, he used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders, and he did so when he bowed, and raised his head afte5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 722كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ ، وَهُمَا كَذَلِكَ فَيَرْكَعُ ، ثُمَّ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ صُلْAbdullah bin Umar said: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands opposite his shoulders when he began prayer, then he uttered takbir (Allah is most great) in the same condition, and then he bowed. And when he rai6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 723صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَكَانَ إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ وَأَدْخَلَ يَدَيْهِ فِي ثَوْبِهِ ، قَالَ : فَإِذَا أَرَاAbd al-Jabbar bin Wail (bin Hujr) said: I was a small boy and I did not understand the prayer of my father. So Wail bin Alqamah reported Wail bin Hujr as saying: I offered prayer along with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He u6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 724أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا بِحِيَالِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَحَاذَى بِإِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَWail bin Hujr said that he saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands when he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great).5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 725رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ التَّكْبِيرَةِWail bin Hujr said: He saw that when the Prophet ﷺ stood up to pray he raised his hands till they were in front of his shoulders and placed his thumbs opposite his ears; then he uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great).6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 726فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ ، ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ ، فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَهُمَاNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: I purposely looked at the prayer of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, how he offered it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, faced the direction of the qiblah and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) a5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 727حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ ، حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ ، قَالَ فِيهِ : ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى ظَهْرِ كَفِّهِ الThe above tradition has been transmitted by Asim bin Kulaib through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version has: “He then placed his right hand on the back of his left palm and his wrist and f4 narratorsAbu Dawud · 728رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ ، قَالَ : ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ فِي افْتِتَاحِ الNarrated Wail ibn Hujr: I witnessed the Prophet ﷺ raise his hands in front of his ears when he began to pray. I then came back and saw them (the people) raising their hands up to their chest when they began to pray. They5 narrators