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This hadith is graded Sahih. Sahih hadiths are considered the most authentic grade in hadith classification.

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This hadith is from Sahih al-Bukhari, which contains 7,277 hadiths across 97 books. It is hadith number 720 in the Book of Call to Prayers (Adhaan).

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Q: What is Sahih al-Bukhari 720 about?

This hadith from Sahih al-Bukhari (Book of Call to Prayers (Adhaan)), narrated by Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:, states: "I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the sam…"

Call to Prayers (Adhaan)

Sahih

The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سَالِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم افْتَتَحَ التَّكْبِيرَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ، فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ، وَإِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَهُ، وَإِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ‏.‏ فَعَلَ مِثْلَهُ وَقَالَ ‏ "‏ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَلاَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ وَلاَ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ‏.‏

I saw Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, "Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka lhamd." But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from it."

Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:

Context

In this hadith, `Abdullah bin `Umar narrates how the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) performed the Takbir at the beginning of the prayer, raising his hands to shoulder level. He repeated this gesture when bowing and upon saying 'Sami`a l-lahu liman hamidah.' However, he did not raise his hands during prostration or when lifting his head from it. This illustrates the specific actions associated with prayer that the Prophet (ﷺ) demonstrated.

Modern Application

In daily salah, Muslims can incorporate the practice of raising their hands during the Takbir and bowing as demonstrated by the Prophet (ﷺ). This physical expression of devotion helps to enhance the spiritual experience of prayer.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer and Prophetic Conduct because it describes the specific actions of the Prophet (ﷺ) during prayer, which are essential for understanding the Sunnah.

Prayer Prophetic Conduct