Q
What is the significance of raising hands in Islamic prayers and supplications?
A
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) did not use to raise his hands in his invocations except in the Istisqa (i.e. invoking
Allah for the rain) in which he used to raise his hands so high that one could see the whiteness of his
armpits. (Note: It may be that Anas did not see the prophet (as) raising his hands but it has been
narrated that the Prophet (as) used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No.
612 Vol. 5. and Hadith No. 807 & 808 Vol 2.)
Allah for the rain) in which he used to raise his hands so high that one could see the whiteness of his
armpits. (Note: It may be that Anas did not see the prophet (as) raising his hands but it has been
narrated that the Prophet (as) used to raise his hands for invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No.
612 Vol. 5. and Hadith No. 807 & 808 Vol 2.)
Referensi:
Sahih al-Bukhari 3565, Book 61, Hadith 75
Sahih al-Bukhari 3565, Book 61, Hadith 75
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