Hadith 742

حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ ، " أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ كَانَ إِذَا ابْتَدَأَ الصَّلَاةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ " ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : لَمْ يَذْكُرْ رَفَعَهُمَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ أَحَدٌ غَيْرُ مَالِكٍ فِيمَا أَعْلَمُ .
Nafi said: When Abdullah bin Umar began his prayer, he raised his hands opposite to his shoulders; and when he raised his head after bowing, he raised them lower than that. Abu Dawud said: So as far as I know, no one narrated the words “he raised them lower that that” except Malik.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاة / 742
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
742. Commentary:
It has been stated above that Ibn Jurayj narrated from Nafi‘ that on all occasions he would raise his hands to the same height. Both of these narrations can be interpreted as referring to different occasions.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 742