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How the Prophet ﷺ raised his hands and sat in prayer

ahmad:18858 – ʿAbd al-Razzāq > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb > Abīhi > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[AI] I saw the Prophet ﷺ say the takbir and raise his hands when he said the takbir, meaning when he began the prayer. He raised his hands when he said the takbir, and he raised his hands when he bowed, and he raised his hands when he said "Allah hears the one who praises Him." He prostrated and placed his hands level with his ears. Then he sat and spread out his left leg. Then he placed his left hand on his left knee, and he placed his right forearm on his right thigh. Then he pointed with his index finger, placed the thumb on the middle finger, and closed the rest of his fingers. Then he prostrated, and his hands were level with his ears.

أحمد:١٨٨٥٨ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ، يَعْنِي اسْتَفْتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ رَكَعَ، وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ»، وَسَجَدَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى، ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى، وَوَضَعَ ذِرَاعَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِسَبَّابَتِهِ، وَوَضَعَالْإِبْهَامَ عَلَى الْوُسْطَى، وَقَبَضَ سَائِرَ أَصَابِعِهِ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ، فَكَانَتْ يَدَاهُ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ.

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Raising the hands and hand placement in prayer

ahmad:18871 – Ḥaddathanā ʿAbdullāh b. al-Walīd > Sufyān > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb > Abīhi > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[AI] I saw the Prophet ﷺ: when he said the opening takbir, he raised his hands level with his ears, then when he bowed, and then when he said "Allah hears the one who praises Him" he raised his hands. And I saw him holding his right hand over his left in prayer. Then when he sat, he made a ring with the middle finger and thumb, pointed with the index finger, placed his right hand on his right thigh, and placed his left hand on his left thigh.

أحمد:١٨٨٧١ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ، حَدَّثَنِي سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ:

رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ، حِينَ كَبَّرَ، رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ، ثُمَّ حِينَ رَكَعَ، ثُمَّ حِينَ قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ» رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، وَرَأَيْتُهُ مُمْسِكًا يَمِينَهُ عَلَى شِمَالِهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ. فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ، حَلَّقَ بِالْوُسْطَى وَالْإِبْهَامِ، وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى، وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى.

tabarani:18375 – Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm al-Dabarī > ʿAbd al-Razzāq > al-Thawrī > ʿĀṣim b. Kulayb from his father > Wāʾil b. Ḥujr

[Machine] I saw the Prophet ﷺ, then he raised his hands during prayer when saying the takbeer, then he raised his hands when saying "Sami Allahuliman hamidah", then he sat and rested his left foot, and placed his left hand on his left knee, and put his right forearm on his right thigh, then he pointed with his index finger and placed his thumb on his middle finger, and wrapped them with the rest of his fingers, then he prostrated and his hands were level with his ears.

الطبراني:١٨٣٧٥ – حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّبَرِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ عَنِ الثَّوْرِيِّ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ قَالَ

رَمَقْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ ثُمَّ حِينَ كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَالَ «سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ ذِرَاعَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى ثُمَّ أَشَارَ بِسَبَّابَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ الْإِبْهَامَ عَلَى الْوُسْطَى وَحَلَّقَ بِهَا وَقَبَضَ أَصَابِعَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَكَانَتْ يَدَاهُ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ»

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السيوطي:٥٩٧-١٠b –

"رَمَقَتُ النَّبِىَّ ﷺ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ في الصلاةِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ، ثُمَّ حِينَ رَكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَ قَالَ (إذا) (*) سَمِعَ الله لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرشَ رِجْلَهُ اليُسْرى، ثُمَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ اليُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ اليُسْرَى، وَذِرَاعَهُ اليُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ اليُمْنَى، ثُمَّ أشَارَ بِسَبَّابَتِهِ، وَوَضَعَ الإبْهَامَ عَلَى الوُسْطَى حَلَّقَ بِهَا، وَقَبَضَ سَائِرَ أَصَابِعِهِ، ثُمَّ سَجَدَ فَكَانَتْ يَدَاهُ حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ".

[عب] عبد الرازق