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As regards raising hands with every Takbeer in Eid prayer, I read from "the book of fasting" of Mohd. Iqbal Kailani the
following Hadith: "Waael bin Hujr(R.A) relates that he saw the Messenger of Allah raising his hands with ever
Takbir" (Transmitted by Ahmed).
In the above Hadith it is not clear whether Wail bin Hujr(R.A.) saw Prophet Mohammad raising his hands during
Eid prayer or during daily prayers.
Shaykh Alalbanee (RT) said in Tamammul Minnah that the Hadith narrated by Umar (R.A) transmitted by alBaihaqi
is weak in chain of narration and he hadn't come across any report from son of Umar (R.A) {Ibn Umar(R.A) } and
therefore he came to conclusion that raising of hands in Eid prayer is not Sunnah.
If the above Hadith transmitted by Ahmed of Wail bin Hujr(R.A) is authentic and that too Wail bin Hujr(R.A) saw
prophet Mohammad raising his hands in Eid prayer than it can be followed, otherwise the opinion of Shaykh al
Albanee stands most correct.
Now my question is the Hadith transmitted by Ahmed of Wail bin Hujr(R.A) is authentic ? Does Wail bin Hujr(R.A)
saw prophet Mohammad raising his hands in Eid prayer as quoted in this Hadith?
Answer
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and
upon all his Family and Companions.
The Hadith of Wail bin Hujr is reported by Imam Ahmad with the words: 'I observed the Prophet raising his hands
with the Takbeer' . There is no mention that it was in Eid prayer. [ Sheikh alAlbani graded it as Hasan (good) in his
book 'alIrwaa'].
However, majority of Muslim scholars in past and present are of the opinion that raising hands with the extra
Takbeer during the feast prayers is Sunnah and more proper. Imam alFiryabi narrated many 'Aathar' from the grade
ancestors 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.
Allah knows best.