Fatwa ID: 08048

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)