11/85. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 1024 — Raising Hands to the Ears
Raising the hands before bowing until they are parallel to the highest part of the ears
Hadith About Raising Hands in Prayer to the Ears
Sunan an-Nasai : 1024
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 1024
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ اللَّيْثِيِّ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَتَّى بَلَغَتَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ .
Malik bin Al-Huwairith Narrated from:
I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raise his hands until they reached the highest part of his ears, when he said the takbir, when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1024In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 149English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 1025
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 1024
This Hadith reports what Malik bin Al-Huwairith saw in the prayer of the Messenger of Allah. He said that the Prophet raised his hands until they reached the highest part of his ears when he said the takbir, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from bowing. The core topic is raising hands in prayer. The narration is short, but very specific. It gives three places where the action was seen and also describes the height of the hands. For people searching for a hadith about raising hands before ruku or raising hands to the ears in salah, this text is directly about that practice. The explanation should not add more positions, because the Hadith itself only mentions these three moments.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet was seen raising his hands at the opening takbir.
- The Hadith mentions raising hands when bowing and rising from bowing.
- The reported height in this narration is near the highest part of the ears.
- Prayer details were carefully observed and passed on by the Companions.
