11/46. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1870 — Avoiding Unreported Acts
Raising One's Hand When Seeing The House
Hadith About Raising Hands When Seeing the Ka‘bah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1870
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1870
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، أَنَّ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَهُمْ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا قَزَعَةَ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ الْمَكِّيِّ، قَالَ سُئِلَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ، يَرَى الْبَيْتَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى أَحَدًا يَفْعَلُ هَذَا إِلاَّ الْيَهُودَ وَقَدْ حَجَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ يَكُنْ يَفْعَلُهُ .
Jabir bin `Abdullah Narrated from:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah: was asked about a man who looks at the House (the Ka'bah) and raises his hands (for prayer). He replied: I did not find anyone doing this except the Jews. We performed hajj along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), but he did not do so.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1870In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 150English translation : Book 10, Hadith 1865
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1870
This Hadith is about a man who sees the Ka‘bah and raises his hands for prayer. Jabir ibn Abdullah replied that he did not find anyone doing this except the Jews, and he added that they performed Hajj with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, but he did not do so. The core topic is avoiding an act not reported from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم in this setting. For searches like hadith about raising hands when seeing Kaaba or dua when seeing Kaaba, this narration gives Jabir’s direct answer. The meaning should stay limited to the action mentioned in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Jabir compared the action with what he saw during Hajj with the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not do this specific act in the report.
- Worship practices should be checked against reported prophetic practice.
