5/15. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 861 — Raising Hands in Prayer
Raising the hands when bowing, and when raising the head from bowing
Raising Hands in Prayer with Every Takbir
Sunan Ibn Majah : 861
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 861
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رِفْدَةُ بْنُ قُضَاعَةَ الْغَسَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، عُمَيْرِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ مَعَ كُلِّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ فِي الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ .
‘Umair bin Habib Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to raise his hands at every Takbir (saying Allahu Akbar) in the obligatory prayer.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 861In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 59English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 861
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 861
This Hadith focuses on raising hands in prayer during the Takbir. Umair bin Habib narrated that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم used to raise his hands with every Takbir in the obligatory prayer. The wording is short, but the teaching is clear: prayer has a careful physical form, not only words. Saying Allahu Akbar marks movement and devotion, and raising the hands is mentioned as part of that action in this narration. For someone searching for a hadith about raising hands in Salah, this report points to a repeated practice during the prescribed prayer. The Hadith does not add details about height or other postures, so the explanation should stay with what is stated: raising the hands at each Takbir in obligatory prayer.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم is described as raising his hands with every Takbir in obligatory prayer.
- Physical actions in Salah are part of the prayer’s taught form.
- The Takbir is connected with a visible act of worship in this narration.
- A Muslim should learn prayer movements from authentic Prophetic reports.
