Darul Ifta Ibn Masood

Raising The Hands In Janaazah Salaah

· 5 Jumada II 1447 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If a Hanafi is following a person who performs Raf’ul Yadayn in Janaazah Salaah, is it Mustahab for him to raise his hands or not? Shaami quotes two views; one stating permissiblity and the other saying it’s Mustahab.

Answer

It is permissible to raise the hands in Janaazah Salaah if one is following someone who raises the hands.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(وَهِيَ أَرْبَعُ تَكْبِيرَاتٍ) كُلُّ تَكْبِيرَةٍ قَائِمَةٌ مَقَامَ رَكْعَةٍ (يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي الْأُولَى فَقَطْ) وَقَالَ أَئِمَّةُ بَلْخٍ فِي كُلِّهَا

(الدر المختار مع رد المحتار 2/212)

(قَوْلُهُ: وَقَالَ أَئِمَّةُ بَلْخٍ فِي كُلِّهَا) وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الْأَئِمَّةِ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَرِوَايَةٌ عَنْ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ كَمَا فِي شَرْحِ دُرَرِ الْبِحَارِ, وَالْأَوَّلُ ظَاهِرُ الرِّوَايَةِ كَمَا فِي الْبَحْرِ. وَفِي حَاشِيَتِهِ لِلرَّمْلِيِّ: رُبَّمَا يُسْتَفَادُ مِنْهُ أَنَّ الْحَنَفِيَّ إذَا اقْتَدَى بِالشَّافِعِيِّ فَالْأَوْلَى مُتَابَعَتُهُ فِي الرَّفْعِ وَلَمْ أَرَهُ. اهـ. أَقُولُ: وَلَمْ يَقُلْ يَجِبُ لِأَنَّ الْمُتَابَعَةَ إنَّمَا تَجِبُ فِي الْوَاجِبِ أَوْ الْفَرْضِ, وَهَذَا الرَّفْعُ غَيْرُ وَاجِبٍ عِنْدَ الشَّافِعِيِّ, وَمَا فِي شَرْحِ الْكَيْدَانِيَّةِ لِلْقُهُسْتَانِيِّ مِنْ أَنَّهُ لَا تَجُوزُ الْمُتَابَعَةُ فِي رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ فِي تَكْبِيرَاتِ الرُّكُوعِ وَتَكْبِيرَاتِ الْجِنَازَةِ فِيهِ نَظَرٌ, إذْ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا لَا يُسَوَّغُ الِاجْتِهَادُ فِيهِ بِالنَّظَرِ إلَى الرَّفْعِ فِي تَكْبِيرَاتِ الْجِنَازَةِ, لِمَا عَلِمْت مِنْ أَنَّهُ قَالَ بِهِ الْبَلْخِيُّونَ مِنْ أَئِمَّتِنَا, وَقَدْ أَوْضَحْنَا الْمَقَامَ فِي آخِرِ وَاجِبَاتِ الصَّلَاةِ, وَقَدَّمْنَا أَيْضًا شَيْئًا مِنْهُ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ

(رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/212)

أَقُولُ: يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ أَنَّ الْحَنَفِيَّ إذَا اقْتَدَى بِشَافِعِيٍّ فِي صَلَاةِ الْجِنَازَةِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ لِأَنَّهُ مُجْتَهِدٌ فِيهِ فَهُوَ غَيْرُ مَنْسُوخٍ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ قَالَ بِهِ أَئِمَّةُ بَلْخٍ مِنْ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ وَسَيَأْتِي تَمَامُهُ فِي الْجَنَائِزِ وَقَدَّمْنَاهُ فِي أَوَاخِرِ بَحْثِ وَاجِبَاتِ الصَّلَاةِ

(رد المحتار على الدر المختار 2/173)

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Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali
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