Raising The Hands Parallel To The Ears
Darussalam · Volume 2
11. The Book Of TheCommencement Of ThePrayerSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 880 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 122
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (٨٥٩)
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٨٥٩: م.
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881. It was narrated from Mâlik bin Al-Huwaitrith – who was one of the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ – that when the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ prayed he would raise his hands — when he said the Takbîr — until they were parallel to his ears, and when he wanted to bow and when he raised his head from bowing. (Sahîh)
880 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ نَصْرَ بْنَ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ، وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، «أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا صَلَّى رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ، وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ»
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This demonstrates that the act of raising hands (to ears or to a position in level with one's shoulders) should be performed in the posture of standing (the Qiyâm) before the act of bowing and not while bowing. Likewise, when the worshipper raises his head (from the bowing posture) and assumes an upright posture, the hands should be raised then, and not while raising the head. In other words, the raising of the hands ought to be performed in the upright standing posture.