Ruling on Raising Hands (Rafa’ al Yadain) Before and After Ruku’ in Salah

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Fatwa ID: 08043

 

Answered by: Alimah Maryam Badshah

 

Question:

 

What is the ruling on doing Rafa’ al Yadain before and after Rukuu’ in Salaah

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

Performing Rafa’ al Yadain (raising of the hands) before and after the ruku is not preferred. According to the Hanafi madhab it is preferred that a person does not raise their hands except when initiating the prayer, witr salah and the Eid prayer. However, since it is not impermissible, a prayer would still be valid even if someone did perform it.

 

 

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Alimah Maryam Badshah

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

References:

وَالرَّفْعُ قَبْلَ التَّكْبِيرِ هُوَ الْأَصَحُّ هَكَذَا فِي الْهِدَايَةِ وَهَكَذَا تَكْبِيرَاتُ الْقُنُوتِ وَصَلَاةُ الْعِيدَيْنِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُهُمَا فِي تَكْبِيرَةٍ سِوَاهَا. كَذَا فِي الِاخْتِيَارِ شَرْحِ الْمُخْتَارِ فَلَوْ رَفَعَ عِنْدَنَا لَا تَفْسُدُ صَلَاتُهُ عَلَى الصَّحِيحِ.
Al-Fatāwa al-Hindiyyah (Vol.1, pg.73, Dār Al-Fiqr)

 

 

 

 

 

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