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Sunan Ibn Majah 864

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

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 864

Narrator:Ali

حَدَّثَنَا الْعَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم

ـ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ، وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that ‘Ali bin Abu Talib said:

“When the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up to offer a prescribed prayer, he said Allahu Akbar and raised his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders. When he wanted to bow he did likewise; when he raised his head from bowing he did likewise; and when he stood up after the two prostrations he did likewise.”*

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 864), Abu Dawud (No. 744) and Ahmad (No. 679).

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

قَوْله ( وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنْ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ فَعَلَ مِثْل ذَلِكَ ) كَأَنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوهُ لِمُخَالَفَتِهِ لِلرِّوَايَاتِ الْمَشْهُورَةِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 864
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 864
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good chain (hasan)Isnaad Hasan The chain only No. 864
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticHasan Sahih The hadith No. 864

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 744

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood for offering the obligatory prayer, he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and he did like that when he finished recitation (of the Qur'an) and was about to bow; and he did like that when he rose after…

إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلاَةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا قَضَى قِرَاءَتَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَيَصْنَعُهُ إِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلاَ يَرْفَعُ…

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