What is Sunan Abu Dawud 750 about?

This hadith from Sunan Abu Dawud (Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)), narrated by Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:, states: "When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat."

Is this hadith authentic?

This hadith is graded Da'if. The grade indicates the level of authenticity based on the chain of narration and content analysis.

Which collection is this hadith from?

This hadith is from Sunan Abu Dawud, which contains 5,276 hadiths across 43 books. It is hadith number 750 in the Book of Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat).

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Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Da'if

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

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ الْبَزَّازُ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى قَرِيبٍ مِنْ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَعُودُ ‏.‏

When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat.

Narrated by Narrated Al-Bara' ibn Azib:

Context

Al-Bara' ibn Azib narrates that the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) raised his hands to his ears at the start of prayer and did not repeat this action. This practice highlights the specific mannerisms of initiating prayer, which serve to establish a connection with Allah and signify the start of worship.

Modern Application

In daily prayers, this hadith encourages Muslims to adopt the Prophet's practice of raising hands at the beginning of prayer, fostering a sense of tradition and connection to the Prophet's example.

Topics

This hadith is tagged with Prayer because it illustrates the specific actions associated with initiating prayer.

Prayer