Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 1031

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The raising of both hands by the Imām during Istisqā' while invoking Allāh for rain.

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Darussalam · Volume 2

15 - THE BOOK OF AL-ISTISQĀ' (i.e. to offer a two Rak'ā prayer and then to invoke Allāh for rain at the time of drought]

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الحديث: 1031 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 32

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1031. Narrated Anas bin Mālik رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqā'; and he used to raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. (Note: It may be that Anas رضي الله عنه did not see the Prophet ﷺ raising his hands, but it is narrated that the Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqā'. See Hadīth No. 1751, 1752, Vol. 2, and also see Hadīth No. 4323 Vol. 5, Hadīth No. 6383, Vol. 8).

Arabic text

1031 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: «كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لاَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ، وَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ»

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