❖ Proof from an Authentic Ḥadīth for Raising Hands in Additional Takbīrs of Eid
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Volume 1, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Page 455
❀ Question
Should one raise the hands (Rafʿ al-Yadayn) during the Takbīrāt of the Eid prayers?
(Questioner: Muḥammad bin Zakī, Riyāḍ, Saudi Arabia)
❖ Answer
Al-ḥamdu lillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ʿalā Rasūlillāh, ammā baʿd!
Raising the hands (Rafʿ al-Yadayn) at the time of Takbīrāt al-ʿĪdayn is proven through an authentic narration. Hence, this practice should be followed.
✔ Evidence from Ḥadīth
“كان يرفع يديه في كل تكبيرةٍ كبّرها قبل الركوع”
“He ﷺ would raise his hands with every Takbīr that he said before Rukūʿ.”
This is an authentic ḥadīth
References:
◈ Sunan Abī Dāwūd (Ḥadīth 722)
◈ Musnad Aḥmad (Vol. 2, pp. 133–134)
✔ Understanding of the Muḥaddithīn
The meaning of this ḥadīth includes the Takbīrāt of the Eid prayer.
This interpretation has been upheld by:
◈ Imām al-Bayhaqī رحمه الله
◈ Imām Ibn al-Mundhir رحمه الله
Their understanding confirms that Rafʿ al-Yadayn is legislated during the additional Takbīrs of Eid.
✅ Conclusion
Therefore, Rafʿ al-Yadayn during the Takbīrāt of the Eid prayers is Sunnah, and one should act upon it.
والله أعلم بالصواب
هٰذَا مَا عِندِي، وَاللّٰهُ أَعْلَمُ بِالصَّوَابِ
