´Husain narrated:` "I heard Umarah bin Rawaibah Ath-Thaqafi - while Bishr bin Marwan was delivering Khutbah and raising his hands in supplication - so Umarah said: 'May Allah disgrace these two insignificant hands, I have seen Allah's Messenger, and he would not do any more than this;'" and Hushaim (one of the narrators) motioned with his index finger.
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الجمعة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 515
1؎: In Sahih Muslim, the word «فی الدعاء» does not appear. The author has used this very word to argue that during the Friday sermon (khutbah), one should not raise the hands in supplication (du'a). According to the narration in Muslim, the meaning of the hadith is that during the khutbah, one should not raise the hands excessively. As for what is narrated in Sahih Bukhari from Anas radi Allahu anhu, that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, during the khutbah, supplicated for rain and raised his hands, then according to some of the imams, this was a supplication for istisqa (prayer for rain), and that is why the hands were raised. The correct view is that ‘Ammarah ibn Ruwaybah warned specifically about excessive movement of the hands during the khutbah in general.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary: 1: The wording ((فِیالدُّعَاءِ)) does not appear in Sahih Muslim. The author has used this wording to argue that one should not raise the hands during supplication (du'a) in the Friday sermon (khutbah). According to the narration in Muslim, the meaning of the hadith is that one should not excessively raise the hands during the khutbah. As for what is narrated in Sahih al-Bukhari from Anas radi Allahu anhu, that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, during the khutbah, supplicated for rain and raised his hands— then, according to some of the imams, this was a supplication for istisqa (seeking rain), and that is why the hands were raised. The correct view is that ‘Ammarah ibn Ruwaybah warned, in an unrestricted manner, about excessive movement of the hands during the khutbah.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 515
'Ubadah bin as-Samit reported from the Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) (may peace be upon him ): He who does not recite Fatihat al-Kitab is not credited with having observed the prayer.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary:Benefits and Issues: This narration is an explicit proof that without al-Fatihah, no one’s prayer—whether he is an imam, praying alone, or a follower; whether the prayer is silent or aloud, obligatory or voluntary—is valid. And every unit (rak‘ah) is a prayer in itself, therefore, it is necessary to recite Surah al-Fatihah in every unit (rak‘ah) of the prayer.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 874
Umarah bin Ruwaibah said that he saw Bishr bin Marwan (on the pulpit) praying on Friday (by raising his hands). Umarah said: May Allah reject these hands! I have seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on the pulpit gesturing no more than this pointing with his forefinger.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1104. Commentary: For the khateeb to wave his hands while addressing the people during the sermon is contrary to the Sunnah and against the etiquette of Jumu‘ah. Only pointing with the index finger is established. As for the argument that raising the hands for supplication during the sermon is prohibited—even though some narrators have inclined towards this view—this argument is weak. Because it is established from the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam that he raised his hands and supplicated for rain (istisqa’) during the sermon.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1104