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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: من قال يرفع يديه حذو منكبيه
Chapter: Those who said he raises his hands level with his shoulders
Bayhaqi 2302 — Those who said he raises his hands level
اتَّفَقَتْ رِوَايَةُ مَالِكِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ وَابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَسُفْيَانَ بْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، وَشُعَيْبِ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ وَعُقَيْلِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ، وَيُونُسَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ وَغَيْرِهُمْ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الرَّفْعِ حَذْوَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ، وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.
The narrations of Imam Malik bin Anas, Ibn Jurayj, Sufyan bin Uyaynah, Shu'ayb bin Abi Hamzah, Uqayl bin Khalid, Yunus bin Yazid and other hadith scholars, from al-Zuhri, from Salim, from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), agree on raising the hands (in the prayer) to the level of the shoulders.
Likewise it is transmitted in the narration of Ayyub, from Nafi', from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it is exactly the same in the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), which he related in the presence of ten of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them all).
Likewise it is transmitted in the narration of Ayyub, from Nafi', from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
And it is exactly the same in the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him), which he related in the presence of ten of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them all).
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أنبأ أَبُو سَعِيدِ بْنُ الْأَعْرَابِيِّ بِمَكَّةَ أنبأ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، ثنا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، ثنا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالَى عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ " إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ، وَإِذَا رَكَعَ، وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ " حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَقَدِ اسْتَشْهَدَ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِذَلِكَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered into the prayer, he would raise his hands up to his shoulders, and when he bowed or raised his head from bowing, he would also do 'raf' al-yadayn' (raising the hands).
