4.8) RAISING THE HANDS DURING THE TAKBEER (Raf ‘al Yadain)?
Shaikh Albani says
لم يثبت ذلك عنه صلى الله عليه و سلم
“There are no authentic reports describing whether or not the Prophet (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam) raised his hands with these additional takbirs.
Note: It is essential to refer to Irwaa al-Ghaleel (3/112-114) for a detailed answer
For this reason, Imam Al-Albani said:
و لا سيما أن رواية عمر و ابنه ههنا لا تصح. أما عن عمر فرواه البيهقي بسند ضعيف, و أما عن ابنه فلم أقف عليها الآن و قد قال مالك: لم أسمع فيه شيئا
“The reports from ‘Umar and his son (RA) do not make this a sunnah, especially when we know that these reports are not authentic. As for the one from ‘Umar, it is recorded by al-Bayhaqi (in his Sunan under the chapter titled ‘“Chapter: Raising The Hands For the Takbeeraat of Eed”] with a weak chain. As for his son’s, I have not found it and Malik said concerning it: I have not heard anything concerning it.”
[Tamam ul-Minnah 348 ; الإختيارات الفقهية للإمام الألباني, ص. ١١٦; Al-Ikhtiyarat Al-Fiqhyah Lil-Imam Al-Albani (The Fiqh Choices of Imam Al-Albani), page 116 ]
Please note that there are some scholars though, who affirm that Ibn Umar (r.a) used to raise his hands (rafayaden) at every takbeer.
However, based on various general ahadeeth concerning raising the hands (raf `al yadain) with takbeer in the regular prayers, some ‘ulama’ allow raising the hands with these additional tabkirs. Imam al-Baghawi (RA) said: “Raising the hands with the takbirs of Eid is a sunnah according to the majority of the people of knowledge. It is also the opinion of Ibn ul-Mubarak, ash-Shafi’, Ahmad and Ishaq.” [Sharh us-Sunnah 2:606]
Malik (r.h) was asked about raising the hands with the additional takbirs, and he replied: “Yes, raise your hands with each takbir. However, I have not heard anything in this regards (from the Prophet {s.a.w}).”
[Recorded by al-Faryabi in Al-Eidayn 2:136]
Also Islamweb quotes : “Imam al-Firyabi narrated many ‘Aathar’ from the salafus saaliheen proving this practice. One of those narration is that Waleed bin Muslim said, ‘I asked Anas bin Malik (Radiya Allahu anhu) about raising hands with the extra Takbeer during feast prayer. He said, raise your hands, I did not hear (from the Prophet) anything in this concern.’The chain of this narration is sound.”
He is : Al-Imam Muhammad Bin Yousef Bin Waqid Bin ‘Uthman Al-Firyabi
His Biography: http://library.islamweb.net/newlibrary/display_book.php?idfrom=1686&idto=1686&bk_no=60&ID=1570 [Siar ‘Alam an-Nbula]
فإن الإجماع منعقد على مشروعية رفع اليدين في التكبيرة الأولى من صلاتي العيد والجنازة، وقد نقل هذا الإجماع ابن المنذر و ابن قدامة و النووي وغيرهم.
واختلفوا في رفعهما في سائر التكبيرات، فذهب الجمهور من علماء الشافعية والحنابلة والحنفية إلى استحبابها في صلاة العيدين
It is a matter of Ijmaa’, reported by Ibn Qudamah, Ibn Al Mundhir, Al Nawawi and others, that it is prescribed for a person to raise his hands in the first Takbirah of Eid and Funeral prayers. As for the rest of Takbiraat, the majority of scholars (i.e. shafie, hanbali and hanafi madhabs) said it is preferable to raise the hand in the other takbiraat of Eid.
[Ref: http://fatwa.islamweb.net/fatwa/index.php?page=showfatwa&Option=FatwaId&lang=A&Id=14541]
And Al-Albani commented on the similar issue of raising the hands with the takbirs of the janazah prayer: “A person may raise his hands if he believes that Ibn ‘Umar would not do this without an approval form the Prophet (sallalahu `alayhi wa sallam).
[Ahkam ul-Jana’iz p. 148, Also see Tamaam al-Minnah p.348 and Irwaa ul-Ghaleel (3/113) and (Mir’ah al-Mafaatih (5/45) for related answers.]
Note: Ibn Qayyum (r.h) in Zaad al-Ma’aad and Allaamah Shaikh Mansoor bin Idrees in Kishaaf al-Qina’a have put forward the narration of Ibn Umar (r.a) raising the hands for raf ‘Al Yadain, however they did not trace it back to its route ! So some scholars do not affirm that Ibn Umar (r.a) did raise his hands for Eid takbeer.
Imam Maalik & Awza’ee, both of them said one should raise the hands with these takbeers. Also Imam bayhaqi in Sunan al-kubra 3/292 and ibn al-Mundhir in talkhees al-habeer (692) permitted this.
[Ahkaamul Eidayn:136-137; of Shaykh Zubayr, its chain is Saheeh]
Conclusion : Based on the above discussion of the ‘ulama’ and the athaar of salafus saaliheen, it can be said that raising the hands with these takbirs is permissible, but not well substantiated from the Sunnah so one has the choice to follow what he finds closest to the right ruling in this issue.
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