Raising The Hands When Bowing, And When Raising The Head From Bowing
Darussalam · Volume 2
(5) The Chapters OfEstablishing The PrayerAnd The SunnahRegarding ThemSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 858 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 279
Source no. 858 · Volume 2 · Page 430
Sahih
صحيح، الروض النضير (٥٣٤) ، صحيح أبي داود (٧١٢، ٧١٣) ، صفة الصلاة
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858. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "I saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ raising his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders when he started the prayer, and when he bowed in Ruku', and when he raised his head from Ruku', but he did not raise them between the two prostrations." (Sahih)
858 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَهِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ وَأَبُو عُمَرَ الضَّرِيرُ، قَالُوا: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ، وَلَا يَرْفَعُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ»
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It is unanimously agreed that raising the hands (Raf' Yadain) while starting the prayer is the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. This Hadith speaks of raising the hands up to the shoulders, while there are other Ahādith that speak of raising the hands up close to the ears. Thus, both of these variations are proven from the Sunnah. We would do well to alternate between the two practices, namely raising up to the shoulders at times and taking them close to the ears at other times. Raf' Al-Yadain (raising up the two hands) on three occasions, namely (i) while going into the bowing (Ruku'), (ii) raising the head from the Ruku', and (iii) rising for the third Rak'ah, is the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ. d. Hâfiz Zainuddin Abul-Fadl Al-'Irâqi in his book (Taqribul-Asânid) has this to say: "Ahâdith concerning Raf' Yadain have been narrated by fifty Companions, including those that have been given the glad tidings of Paradise." (Tarhut-Tathrib 2/254).