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Sunan Abi Dawud 738 — Raising Hands at Key Points in Salah
The Beginning Of The Prayer
Raising Hands at Key Points in Salah: Abu Hurayrah's Hadith
Sunan Abi Dawud : 738
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 738
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلصَّلاَةِ جَعَلَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ لِلسُّجُودِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) for prayer (in the beginning), he raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and when he bowed, he did like that; and when he raised his head to prostrate, he did like that; and when he got up at the end of two rak'ahs, he did like that.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 738In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 348English translation : Book 3, Hadith 737
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 738
This hadith about raising hands in salah reports several points in the prayer. Abu Hurayrah says that when the Messenger of Allah said takbir at the beginning of prayer, he raised his hands opposite his shoulders. He also did the same when he bowed, when he raised his head to prostrate, and when he got up at the end of two rak'ahs. The report is clear and action-based. It is often searched with terms like rafa yadain hadith, raising hands after two rak'ahs, and raising hands in prayer. The explanation should stay with these named points and not add movements that are not stated.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet raised his hands at the opening takbir in this report.
- The same hand level is mentioned for bowing.
- The narration also mentions raising hands after two rak'ahs.
