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Raf ul Yad’ain

July 19, 2009

Raf ul Yad’ain

Raf’ay-yadayn simply means to raise the hands during prayer. When people begin their salat, they raise their hands to signify that they have left all things and submitted themselves towards Allah alone. This also signifies the individual’s testimony of Allah’s Unity. The Hanafis (as members of the Ahl as-Sunna wa’l-Jama’a) believe that this [...]