Mishkat al-Masabih

Mishkat al-Masabih 1498

Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ إِلَّا فِي الِاسْتِسْقَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ يَرْفَعُ حَتَّى يرى بَيَاض إبطَيْهِ

Translation

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Anas said: The Prophet did not raise his hands in any of his supplications except when seeking rain; then he raised them until the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.