4/9. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 390b — Raising Hands Before Ruku
It Is Recommended To Raise The Hands Level With The Shoulders When Saying The Opening Takbir, When Bowing And When Rising From Bowing. But That Is Not To Be Done When Rising From The Prostration
Hadith About Raising Hands Before and After Ruku
Sahih Muslim : 390b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 390b
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلاَةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلاَ يَفْعَلُهُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), when he stood up for prayer, used to raise his hands apposite the shoulders and then recited takbir (Allah-o-Akbar), and when he was about to bow he again did like it and when he raised himself from the ruku' (bowing posture) he again did like it, but he did not do it at the time of raising his head from prostration.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 390bIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 25USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 759
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 390b
This hadith from Ibn Umar describes the Prophet’s action when standing for prayer. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would raise his hands until they were opposite his shoulders, then say takbir. When he intended to bow, he did the same. When he raised himself from ruku, he again did the same. The narration also says he did not do this when raising his head from prostration. This is a direct report about rafa yadain in salah and the points where the hands were raised. It is useful for people searching for raise hands before ruku hadith, raising hands after ruku, and Prophet’s prayer method in Sahih Muslim.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) raised his hands when beginning prayer.
- He raised his hands before bowing.
- He raised his hands after rising from ruku.
- The report says he did not raise them when lifting his head from prostration.
