#rukuu

Uqbar.

Translated by Abbas Abu Yahya

Shaykh ul Islaam Ibn Taymeeyah -Rahimahullaah-

ولا يستحب في قيام الاعتدال من الركوع ، لأن السنة لم ترد به ، ولأن زمنه يسير يحتاج فيه إلى التهيؤ للسجود

‘It is not recommended in the standing up from Rukoo, because the Sunnah does not mention it and also because the time in this standing is short and it is required to prepare for going into Sajood.’

[From ‘Kitaab Sifat as-Salat min Sharh al-Umdah p.66]

A Summary of the Opinion of Shaykh Rabee ibn Hadi al-Madkhali regarding the issue of Placing the Hands Back on the Chest after the Rukoo’.

1 – The Shaykh said:

Indeed a number of noble Companions -Ridwaan Allaah alayhim- narrated the description of the prayer of the Messenger of Allaah -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- and a number of the Imams of the Sunnah mentioned them in the recordings of Islaam, in the books where there are the collections of ‘Saheeh’, Sunnan and al-Mua’jim. I do not find in their Ahadeeth the placing of the hands upon the chest whilst in the standing position coming up from Rukoo.

2 – The Shaykh said:

I (Rabee) say: indeed Abu Humayd -radiAllaahu anhu- mentioned in this Hadeeth of his a number of Arkaan (pillars) of the prayer, its obligatory actions and its recommended ones. He did not mention placing the hands on the chest whilst in the standing position after the Rukoo, and ten of the Companions approved this description of the prayer.

3 – The Shaykh said:

placing them on his chest during standing straight after the Rukoo was not mentioned, if it was that Abu Humayd had forgotten it then why did not the ten Companions who were with him remind him

The Complete presentation of the Shaykh’s research was entitled:

Is it established from the Prophet -sallAllaahu alayhi wa sallam- that he would place his hands on his chest after standing up straight from Rukoo?