One Who Does Not Raise His Hands In Qunut
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1180 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 373
Source no. 1180 · Volume 3 · Page 180
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٠٦١)
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1180. It was narrated from Anas bin Mâlik that the Prophet ﷺ did not raise his hands in any of his supplications except when praying for rain (Istisqâ), when he raised his hands so high that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen. (Sahih)
1180 - حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «كَانَ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ، فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُرَى بَيَاضُ إِبْطَيْهِ»
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Imâm Ibn Mâjah quotes this Hadith in order to prove that hands are not to be raised during Qunut. However, a Hadith in Sunan Al-Kubra (2/211) by Baihaqi, narrated from Anas ﷺ mentions the fact of the raising of hands in Qunut. There is no categorical account of whether or not the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands in the Qunut of Witr. However, it is proved from authentic sources that he ﷺ did raise his hands while reciting Qunut Nâzilah (supplication in the event of a calamity), recited after Ruku'. Taking this as analogy, we can safely assume that raising the hands, even in the Qunut of Witr, is in order.