2/124. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 737 — Thumbs Raised to the Earlobes
The Beginning Of The Prayer
Thumbs Raised to the Earlobes in Prayer: A Hadith from Wa'il
Sunan Abi Dawud : 737
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 737
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، عَنْ فِطْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْفَعُ إِبْهَامَيْهِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ إِلَى شَحْمَةِ أُذُنَيْهِ .
Wa’il b. Hujr Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raising his thumbs in prayer up to the lobes of his ears.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 737In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 347English translation : Book 3, Hadith 736
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 737
This hadith about thumbs raised to the earlobes gives a short detail from Wa'il ibn Hujr. He says he saw the Messenger of Allah raise his thumbs in prayer up to the lobes of his ears. The narration does not add the full prayer sequence, and it does not discuss other hand positions. Its focus is the level of the thumbs when the hands were raised in prayer. For readers searching for thumbs to earlobes hadith, hands near ears in salah, or Wa'il ibn Hujr prayer hadith, this report gives the exact point mentioned in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wa'il reports seeing the Prophet raise his thumbs in prayer.
- The thumbs were described as reaching the lobes of the ears.
- The narration gives a focused detail about hand raising.
