5/15. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 867 — Raising Hands to the Ears
Raising the hands when bowing, and when raising the head from bowing
Raising Hands to the Ears in Prayer
Sunan Ibn Majah : 867
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 867
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الضَّرِيرُ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَنْظُرَنَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي، فَقَامَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ رَفَعَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ .
Wa'il bin Hujr Narrated from:
I said: ‘I will look at the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and see how he performs the prayer.’ He stood up and faced the Qiblah, and raised his hands until they were parallel to his ears. When he bowed, he raised them likewise, and when he raised his head from Ruku’, he raised them likewise.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 867In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 65English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 867
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 867
This Hadith comes from Wail bin Hujr, who wanted to observe how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed. He said the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم stood, faced the Qiblah, and raised his hands until they were parallel to his ears. Then, when he bowed, he raised them in the same way, and when he raised his head from Ruku, he raised them in the same way. The main topic is raising hands in Salah, but this narration also mentions facing the Qiblah and observing the Prophet’s prayer carefully. It is especially useful for searches about raising hands to ears in prayer. The Hadith gives a direct description of what Wail saw, so the explanation should stay with those actions and not add extra details.
What we learn from this hadith
- Wail bin Hujr intentionally observed how the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم faced the Qiblah before raising his hands.
- This narration describes raising the hands to ear level.
- Raising hands is mentioned at the start, in Ruku, and after Ruku.
