10/75. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1077 — First Takbir in Funeral Prayer
What Has Been Related Abut Raising The Hands For The Funeral (Prayer)
Hadith About the First Takbir in Janazah Prayer
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1077
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1077
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ دِينَارٍ الْكُوفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبَانَ الْوَرَّاقُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ يَعْلَى الأَسْلَمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ، يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ زَيْدٍ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَبَّرَ عَلَى جَنَازَةٍ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي أَوَّلِ تَكْبِيرَةٍ وَوَضَعَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَاخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي هَذَا فَرَأَى أَكْثَرُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ الرَّجُلُ يَدَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَالشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ لاَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِلاَّ فِي أَوَّلِ مَرَّةٍ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَأَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ . وَذُكِرَ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى الْجَنَازَةِ لاَ يَقْبِضُ يَمِينَهُ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ . وَرَأَى بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ يَقْبِضَ بِيَمِينِهِ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ كَمَا يَفْعَلُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى يَقْبِضُ أَحَبُّ إِلَىَّ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said, 'Allahu Akbar' Over The Deceased, So He Raised His Hands With The First Takbir, And He Placed His Right (Hand) Over His Left.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1077In-book reference : Book 10, Hadith 113English translation : Vol. 2, Book 5, Hadith 1077
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1077
This hadith about the first takbir in Janazah prayer reports a specific action of the Messenger of Allah. Abu Hurairah narrates that the Prophet said Allahu Akbar over the deceased, raised his hands with the first takbir, and placed his right hand over his left. The narration is about the manner of funeral prayer, especially what happens at the start. It does not mention the full prayer, the number of takbirs, or every supplication. Its value is in the precise detail it gives: raising the hands at the first takbir and placing the right over the left. Readers searching for funeral prayer hadith can use it for this focused point.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports raising the hands with the first takbir in Janazah prayer.
- It also reports placing the right hand over the left.
- The hadith gives a focused detail, not the full method of the funeral prayer.
