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Sahih al-Bukhari 1030 (Book 15, Hadith 25) #994
Raising Hands in Invocation

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) raised his hands during invocation to a high extent, so much that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.

The narrator Anas added that the Prophet raised his hands (during the invocation) to such an extent that the whiteness of his armpits was visible.
وَقَالَ الأُوَيْسِيُّ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، وَشَرِيكٍ، سَمِعَا أَنَسًا، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ بَيَاضَ إِبْطَيْهِ‏.‏

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invocation  *  prayer  *  hands  *  dua  *  salat  *  yadain

QUICK LESSONS:
Raise your hand while praying/invoking Allah for help and guidance .
EXPLANATIONS:
During prayer, it is important to raise one's hands up high. This hadith narrated by Anas ibn Malik tells us that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ raised his hands so high during invocation that the whiteness of his armpits was visible. This shows us how important it is to raise our hands when we pray and invoke Allah for help and guidance. We should strive to emulate this example set by the Prophet ﷺ and make sure we are raising our hands up as much as possible when we pray.

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