THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS* (Episode 16)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU . LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                            *THE FIVE DAILY PRAYERS* (Episode 16)                                                                                                                                   

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Malik b. Huwairith [ رضى الله عنه ]reported: _The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his hands opposite his ears at the time of reciting the takbir (i. e. at the time of beginning the prayer) and then again raised his hands opposite the ears at the time of bowing and when he lifted his head after bowing he said: Allah listened to him who praised Him, and did like it (raised his hands up to the ears)._
Reference  : Sahih Muslim 391
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*Touching the ears when raising hands is baseless. No such hadeeth. The word "touch" does not appear in the hadeeth. When hands (palms) are raised to the shoulders, the finger tips align to the level of ears naturally. Hence, there are two different ahadeeth with two viewpoints for the same action.*
_▪. The palms aligning with the shoulders._
_▪. The finger tips aligning with the ears, but they do not have to touch.
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*There are 283 ahadeeth on the the topic of Refayadein (raising hands). 9 imams have mentioned it in their books.*

▪. Imam Bukhari (رحمه الله) in sahih Bukhari
▪. Imam Muslim (رحمه الله) in sahih Muslim
▪. Imam Nasai (رحمه الله) in Sunan Nasai
▪. Imam Abu dawood (رحمه الله)  in Sunan abu dawood
▪. Imam Tirmidhi  (رحمه الله) in jamia tirmidhi
▪. Imam Ibn Majah (رحمه الله) in sunan ibn Majah
▪. Imam Shafaie (رحمه الله) in Musnad al-Shafi'i
▪. Imam Malik(رحمه الله) in muwatta imam malik
▪. Imam Hanbal(رحمه الله) in musnad ahmad.
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The only one that did not favor Refayadein was Imam Abu Hanifa (رحمه الله), who is of the opinion that it was abrogated towards the end of the time of Prophet (ﷺ). Though this cannot be proven from any hadeeth.
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Wail Ibn Hujr [ رضى الله عنه] who reported many ahadeeth on the salah of Prophet (ﷺ), in summer, returned to Yemen and came back to Madinah after 4 years in winter, and reported sahaba performing Refayadein while covered in blankets, and this was a year before the death of Prophet (ﷺ).  
Wa’il b. Hujr [ رضى الله عنه] said: _I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) during winter; I saw his companions raise their hands in their clothes in prayer._
Grade : Sahih    (الألباني)
Reference  : Sunan Abi Dawud 729
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Either way Salah is valid. The reward of a sunnah may be left. Hands are raised by Hanafi school of thought followers everyday in witr, eid salah and even in janaza prayers as well. Just not every day with the obligatory prayers.
The issue of Raf-ul yadayn is not of permissibility and non-permissibiliy. It is an issue of Afzaliyyah (more virtuous) or Reward!.
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*Let's continue on these Hadiths*👇.                                  'Ali b. 'Abual-Rahman al-Mu'awi reported: _'Abdullah b. Umar saw me playing with pebbles during prayer. After finishing the prayer he forbade me (to do it) and said: Do as the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do.

I said: How did Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) do? He said that he (ﷺ) sat at tashahhud, placed his right palm on the right thigh and closed all his fingers and pointed with the help of finger next to the thumb, and placed his left palm on his left thigh._

Ref: Sahih Muslim 580c 
In-book ref: Book 5, Hadith 149 
Eng: Book 4, Hadith 1204
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Umar [ رضى الله عنه] says: _When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat for tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left knee and placed his right hand on his right knee, and he formed a ring like (fifty-three) and pointed with his finger of attestation._

Ref: Sahih Muslim 580b 
In-book ref : Book 5, Hadith 148
Eng: Book 4, Hadith 1203
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*if you make a circle with your thumb and forefinger, it is like the arabic numeral 5 and the three clasped fingers are 3; thus like 53.... _Sahih muslim 580 b_*

*👆Two different styles are reported in sahih muslim in back to back ahadeeth.*

*👉 Use the first style in first short Tashahhud and the 2nd style in the longer Tashahhud, so both sunnahs are covered....*

👉 Revive both the sunnahs
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It was narrated from 'Amir bin Abdullah bin Az-Zubair, from his father, that: _When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sat to say the tashahhud, he placed his left hand on his left thigh and pointed with his forefinger, and his gaze did not go beyond he finger with which he was pointing._

Grade: Sahih, Sunan an-Nasa'i 1275
In-book ref: Book 13, Hadith 97
English: Vol. 2, Book 13, Hadith 1276
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi. *We shall continue on this topic tomorrow in sha Allah *. *Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately*. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.