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كتاب الصلاة
Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سَمْعَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ مَدًّا .
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began his prayer, he raised his hands extensively.
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- Hadith 752
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- Hadith 754
I heard Ibn al-Zubair say: Setting the feet right and placing one hand on the other is a sunnah.
- Hadith 751
The words “then he did not repeat“ were narrated to us later on at Kufah by him (Yazid). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Hushaim,…
- Hadith 755
AbuUthman an-Nahdi said: When Ibn Mas'ud prayed he placed his left hand on the right. The Prophet (ﷺ) saw him and placed his right hand on his left one.
- Hadith 750
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat.
- Hadith 756
AbuJuhayfah said: Ali said that it is a sunnah to place one hand on the other in prayer below the navel.