2/125. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 746 — Raising Hands at Takbir
Those Who Mentioned That He Should Raise His Hands After Standing Up After Two Rak'ah
Raising Hands at Takbir in Prayer
Sunan Abi Dawud : 746
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 746
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ مَرْوَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْحَاقَ الْمَعْنَى - عَنْ عِمْرَانَ، عَنْ لاَحِقٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ لَوْ كُنْتُ قُدَّامَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَرَأَيْتُ إِبْطَيْهِ . زَادَ ابْنُ مُعَاذٍ قَالَ يَقُولُ لاَحِقٌ أَلاَ تَرَى أَنَّهُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ وَلاَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَكُونَ قُدَّامَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَزَادَ مُوسَى يَعْنِي إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ .
AbuHurayrah Narrated from:
If I were in front of the Prophet (ﷺ), I would see his armpits. Ibn Mu'adh added that Lahiq said: Do you not see, AbuHurayrah could not stand in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying. Musa added: When he uttered the takbir, he raised his hands.
[1] One of the narrators who narrated it from his father.Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 746In-book reference : Book 2, Hadith 356English translation : Book 3, Hadith 745
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 746
This hadith speaks about raising hands at takbir in prayer. Abu Hurayrah says that if he were in front of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he would see his armpits. The added wording explains that this refers to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم raising his hands when he said the takbir. Another narrator notes that Abu Hurayrah could not stand in front of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم while he was praying, which helps explain the statement as a description of what would be visible from that angle. The main search idea is takbir raising hands hadith. The report shows that the raising of hands was noticeable and wide enough to be described clearly.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith links raising the hands with saying takbir in prayer.
- Abu Hurayrah describes the action in a vivid way.
- The narration explains that the description relates to the Prophet’s prayer posture.
