بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Evidence for placing the right hand over the left and the command to do so عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ، أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم… وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى Wāʾil ibn Hujr narrated that he saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)…place his right hand over his left hand. (SahīhContinue reading “Placing the right hand over the left in prayer and the madhhab of Imām Mālik”
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Rulings related to saying “Ameen” in prayer; is it obligatory? Is it said loud or quiet? What if the imām doesn’t say it?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The Imām and the followers saying Āmīn aloud (in the loud prayers) Narration 1: of Abū Hurayrah Imām al-Bukhārī said: “Chapter: The Imam’s Audible Recitation of “Āmīn“ Ibn al-Zubayr and those behind him would say “Āmīn” until the mosque would resound with noise. [authenticated by Al-Albānī in al-Da’īfah 2/369] Abū HurayrahContinue reading “Rulings related to saying “Ameen” in prayer; is it obligatory? Is it said loud or quiet? What if the imām doesn’t say it?”
How to stand in prayer consisting of two people
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām Bukhārī said: باب يَقُومُ عَنْ يَمِينِ الإِمَامِ بِحِذَائِهِ سَوَاءٌ إِذَا كَانَا اثْنَيْنِ Chapter on Standing to the Right of the Imām, Equal/Level with Him, When There Are Two عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ بِتُ فِي بَيْتِ خَالَتِي مَيْمُونَةً فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ العِشَاءَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَصَلَّى أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ ثُمَّ نَامَ، ثُمَّContinue reading “How to stand in prayer consisting of two people”
The story of Abu Hanifah and Abdullah Ibn al-Mubarak on raising the hands
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Wakī’ narrated: “I prayed in the mosque of Kūfa, and there was Abū Hanīfah standing and praying, and next to him was Ibn al-Mubārak praying. Abdullāh (Ibn al-Mubārak) would raise his hands whenever he bowed and whenever he rose from bowing, while Abū Hanīfah would not raise his hands. After theyContinue reading “The story of Abu Hanifah and Abdullah Ibn al-Mubarak on raising the hands”
Hands or knees first? The authentic method of sujood
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A summary of the different opinions First Opinion: It is obligatory to place the hands before the knees. This view was held by the Dhāhirīs. Second Opinion: It is recommended to place the hands before the knees. This was the view of the Mālikīs, and one narration from Imām Ahmad. ItContinue reading “Hands or knees first? The authentic method of sujood”
Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Bukhārī said in his sahīh: باب إِلْزَاقِ الْمَنْكِبِ بِالْمَنْكِبِ وَالْقَدَمِ بِالْقَدَمِ فِي الصَّفِّ Chapter: To stand shoulder to shoulder and foot to foot in a row Al-Nu’mān bin Bashīr said: I saw that a man from us attach his ankle to the ankle of his companion. (Sahīh al-Bukhārī, The BookContinue reading “Standing foot to foot in prayer – al-Mubārakfūrī, Ibn ‘Uthaymīn”
