LessonsThe Sunnahs of Prayer, Part 1: Opening and StandingQuiz

رَفْعُ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلتَّحْرِيمَةِ حِذَاءَ الْأُذُنَيْنِ لِلرَّجُلِ، وَحِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ لِلْحُرَّةِ، وَنَشْرُ الْأَصَابِعِ، وَمُقَارَنَةُ إِحْرَامِ الْمُقْتَدِي لِإِحْرَامِ إِمَامِهِ

1. A man raises his hands to ear level; the text gives shoulder level for a free woman.
2. Keep the fingers naturally open — neither tightly closed nor excessively spread.
3. The follower's opening Takbir is joined closely with the Imam's opening Takbir. The commentary discusses juristic detail over exact simultaneity versus immediate following, so the beginner rule is: do not precede the Imam and do not insert an unnecessary gap.

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Sunnahs 1–3: Raising the Hands, Fingers, and the Follower's Takbir

The Sunnahs of Prayer, Part 1: Opening and Standing

رَفْعُ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلتَّحْرِيمَةِ حِذَاءَ الْأُذُنَيْنِ لِلرَّجُلِ، وَحِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ لِلْحُرَّةِ، وَنَشْرُ الْأَصَابِعِ، وَمُقَارَنَةُ إِحْرَامِ الْمُقْتَدِي لِإِحْرَامِ إِمَامِهِ

1. A man raises his hands to ear level; the text gives shoulder level for a free woman.
2. Keep the fingers naturally open — neither tightly closed nor excessively spread.
3. The follower's opening Takbir is joined closely with the Imam's opening Takbir. The commentary discusses juristic detail over exact simultaneity versus immediate following, so the beginner rule is: do not precede the Imam and do not insert an unnecessary gap.