(a) Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) says that seventeen of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (may Allah be pleased with them) used to raise their hands at the bowing. Among them are Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, Abu Usayd al-Sa'idi al-Badri, Muhammad bin Maslamah al-Badri, Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, Abdullah bin Umar and Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), and Anas bin Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah, Abu Hurayrah, Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As, Abdullah bin al-Zubayr bin al-Awwam al-Qurashi, Wa'il bin Hujr al-Hadrami, Malik bin al-Huwayrith, Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with them).
(b) The Shaykh, Imam al-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him), says that besides the Companions mentioned above, this is also reported from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar bin al-Khattab, Ali bin Abi Talib, Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari, Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani and Abdullah bin Jabir al-Bayadi (may Allah be pleased with them).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الصلاة / 2523
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحيح
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