✦ Research on Rafʿ al-Yadayn from ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿud (RA) ✦
Source: Fatawa of the Scholars of Hadith, Kitab al-Salah, Volume 1
❖ Question:
Is there any authentic report indicating that ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿud (RA) did not perform Rafʿ al-Yadayn at any point?
❖ Answer:
Imam al-Bukhari رحمه الله, in his renowned treatise “Juzʾ Rafʿ al-Yadayn”, mentioned the general practice of the Companions (رضي الله عنهم) regarding Rafʿ al-Yadayn (raising the hands in Salah). In doing so, he cited the statements of Humayd ibn Hilal and Hasan al-Basri رحمهما الله.
According to their statements:
“The Companions used to perform Rafʿ al-Yadayn.”
Imam al-Bukhari explicitly stated that no Companion was excluded from this practice in these narrations—not even a single one was mentioned as having abstained from Rafʿ al-Yadayn.
❖ Summary:
There is no authentic evidence to prove that ʿAbdullah ibn Masʿud (RA) ever abandoned Rafʿ al-Yadayn at any point. The statements of Imam al-Bukhari and other scholars affirm that the Companions regularly practiced Rafʿ al-Yadayn, and no individual exception has been recorded in this matter.
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