Raising hands in light of the Hadith of Zujajatul Masabeeh

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</span>He declared the life of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) as the perfect illustration of a virtuous life <i>Uswa Hasana</i>.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Worship will be considered correct only when it is done the way the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) did it.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">With Imam A&rsquo;adham Abu Hanifa (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with him) and Imam Malik (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with him) <i>Rafa&rsquo;a Yadain</i> (Raising hands when going into <i>Ruku</i>, etc.) is only at the time of the first <i>Takbir</i> i.e. only at the time of <i>Takbir Tahrima</i>, whereas with Imam Shafi&rsquo;e and Imam Ahmed bin Hambal (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with them), <i>Rafa&rsquo;a Yadain</i> is also before going to <i>Ruku</i> and after it.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">In the principles and necessities of Deen, all the Imams are in consensus, but in peripheral matters, there is some difference of opinion.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>To support their particular opinion, each Imam has the proofs and evidences of it; so in spite of being correct, none of them ever taunted or ridiculed the others and lived with love and mutual respect.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">From some quarters, it is being said that Fiqh Hanafi is based only on opinions and analogies, when every Imam has reasons and proofs to follow their opinion.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>About Fiqh Hanafi, the great scholar, Mufassir, and Muhaddith of the Subcontinent, Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan authored a voluminous book in 5 volumes on Hadith, Zujajah Al Masabeeh.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>In this book, he recorded and presented those Hadith on which Fiqh Hanafi is based.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">In Zujajah Al Masabeeh, there are a total of 17 Hadith on not raising hands at any time in Salaat except at the time of <i>Takbir Tahrima</i>.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>There is a Hadith in Sahih Muslim:<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Jabir bin Samurah (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with him), that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) came to us and said: What is the reason that I am seeing you that you perform Rafa&rsquo;a yadain and keep moving your hands like the tails of mischievous horses? Be calm and at peace in Salaat.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">It is mentioned in Jame Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawood and Sunan Nasai: it has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Alqama (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with him), he said that Hadhrat Abdullah Mas&rsquo;ud (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with him): Should I not lead you in Salaat in the manner of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)? Hadhrat Alqama (May Allah Ta'ala be well pleased with them) says that after saying this Hadhrat Ibn Mas&rsquo;ud led us in Salaat and raised his hands at only the <i>Takbir Tahrima</i>.<span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ER" dir="rtl"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p style="text-align: left; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed;" dir="ltr" class="MsoNormal">Hadhrat Muhaddith-E-Deccan (May Allah Ta'ala shower His Mercy on him) has recorded Hadith from Sahih Muslim, Jame Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawood, Musnad Imam A&rsquo;adham Abu Hanifa.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaiba, Mawatta Imam Muhammad, Kitab Ul Aathar, Tahawi, Ibn &lsquo;Adi and many other books which show that excepting takbir tahrima, there is no Rafa&rsquo;a yadain in Salaat.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Other Hadith in which Rafa&rsquo;a yadain has been mentioned are abrogated (<i>mansukh</i>) in the opinion of Imam A&rsquo;adham Abu Hanifa and Imam Malik and Imam Shafi&rsquo;e and Imam Ahmad have based their opinion on those Hadith.</p>