his time —: It is a duty upon the Muslims to raise their hands for this hadith. And the hadith of Abu Humayd, which we mentioned at the beginning of the chapter (7), is like this (8). It was narrated by ten of the Companions, among them Abu Qatadah, so they affirmed it and said: This is how the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to pray. Besides these two, it was also narrated by Umar, Ali, Wa'il ibn Hujr, Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, Anas, Abu Hurayrah, Abu Usayd, Sahl ibn Sa'd, Muhammad ibn Maslamah, Abu Musa, and Jabir ibn Umayr al-Laythi, so it became like the mutawatir (9) to which no doubt attaches due to the multitude of its narrators and the authenticity of its chain of transmission. The Companions and the Tabi'un acted upon it and criticized those who did not act upon it. Al-Hasan said: I saw the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) raising their hands when they said the takbir, when they bowed, and when they raised their heads, like fans. Ahmad said, when asked about raising the hands (10): Yes, by my life! Who would doubt this! When Ibn Umar saw someone who did not raise [his hands], he would pelt him (11) and order him to raise them. As for their two hadiths, they are weak.
= and when he bowed and when he raised [his head], and The Chapter on Where He Should Raise His Hands To, from the Book of Adhan. Sahih al-Bukhari, 1/187, 188. Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Recommendation of Raising the Hands Parallel to the Shoulders... etc., from the Book of Prayer. Sahih Muslim, 1/192. Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on Raising the Hands in Prayer, and The Chapter on Opening the Prayer, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan Abi Dawud, 1/166, 171. Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Raising the Hands at Bowing, from the Chapters of Prayer. Aridat al-Ahwadhi, 2/56. Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Practice of Opening the Prayer, The Chapter on Raising the Hands Before the Takbir, The Chapter on Raising the Hands Parallel to the Shoulders, and The Chapter on Raising the Hands for Bowing Parallel to the Shoulders, from the Book of Opening the Prayer. And in: The Chapter on Raising the Hands Parallel to the Shoulders When Rising from Bowing, and The Chapter on What the Imam Says When He Raises His Head from Bowing, from the Book of Tatbiq, and in: The Chapter on Raising the Hands to Stand for the Other Two Rak'ahs Parallel to the Shoulder, from the Book of Sujud al-Sahw. Al-Mujtaba, 2/93, 94, 142, 152, 153, 304. Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on Raising the Hands When Bowing and When Raising the Head from Bowing, from the Book of Establishing Prayer. Sunan Ibn Majah, 1/279. Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter on Raising the Hands in Bowing and Prostration, and The Chapter on What Is Said After Raising the Head from Bowing, from the Book of Prayer. Sunan al-Darimi, 1/285, 300. Imam Malik, in: The Chapter on Opening the Prayer, from the Book of Call. Al-Muwatta, 1/75, 76, 77. Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad, 2/8, 18, 62, 100, 106, 132, 134, 147. (7) On page 122. (8) Omitted from M. (9) In M: "like the mutawatir". (10) Omitted from M. (11) In M: "hasanahu" (misspelling).
