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Sunan Ibn MajahEstablishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them

Sunan Ibn Majah 859

Chapter: Raising the hands when bowing, and when raising the head from bowing

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 859

Narrator:Mālik ibn al-Huwayrith

حَدَّثَنَا حُمَيْدُ بْنُ مَسْعَدَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ كَانَ

إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ، صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that Malik bin Huwairith said that when the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said Allahu Akbar, he would raise his hands until they were close to his ears; when he bowed in Ruku’ he did likewise, and when he raised his head from Ruku’ he did likewise.

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 859) and Ahmad (No. 19628).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( حَتَّى يَجْعَلهُمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ ) يُحْتَمَل أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِالْقُرْبِ أَنْ يَجْعَلهُمَا بِحِذَاءِ أُذُنَيْهِ لَا مُتَّصِلًا بِهِمَا كَمَا سَيَجِيءُ فِي حَدِيث وَائِل أَوْ أَنَّهُ يَجْعَلهُمَا بِحِذَاءِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ فِي حَدِيث اِبْن عُمَر وَبِالْجُمْلَةِ فَلَا تَنَاقُض بَيْن الْأَفْعَال الْمُخْتَلِفَة لِجَوَازِ وُقُوع الْكُلّ فِي أَوْقَات مُتَعَدِّدَة فَيَكُون الْكُلّ مُسْتَنِدًا إِلَّا إِذَا دَلَّ الدَّلِيل عَلَى نَسْخ الْبَعْض فَلَا مُنَافَاة بَيْن الرَّفْع إِلَى الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ أَوْ إِلَى شَحْمَتَيْ الْأُذُنَيْنِ وَإِلَى فُرُوع الْأُذُنَيْنِ أَيْ أَعَالِيهمَا وَقَدْ ذَكَر بَعْض الْعُلَمَاء فِي التَّوْفِيق بَسْطًا لَا حَاجَة إِلَيْهِ لِكَوْنِ التَّوْف…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 859
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim The hadith No. 859
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 859

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (750)إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا أُذُنَيْهِ , وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (16004)إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِي بِهِمَا أُذُنَيْهِ ،وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (16006)إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (1577)إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ قَرِيبًا مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ صَنَعَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ

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