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كتاب الصلاة
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَعُودُ .
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat.
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- Hadith 749
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- Hadith 751
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- Hadith 748
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- Hadith 752
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- Hadith 747
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- Hadith 753
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began his prayer, he raised his hands extensively.