Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would raise his hands in supplication until the whiteness of his armpits was visible."
(2) The statement: "The whiteness of his armpits." In another narration: "Level with his shoulders." In yet another narration: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not raise them beyond this," meaning to the chest—indicating that sometimes he would supplicate with hands raised to the chest, and other times (as in intense situations like seeking rain) he would raise them higher until the whiteness of his armpits or shoulder level became visible. This is mentioned in Mirqat al-Mafatih.
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قوله
(۲) قوله : بياض إبطيه وفي رواية حذو منكبيه، وفي رواية ما زاد رسول الله له على هذا يعني إلى الصدر أي مرة يدعو ويرفع يديه إلى الصدر، وأخرى يرفعهما حتى يرى بياض إبطيه أو حذو منكبيه هذه الثانية في الاستسقاء ونحوه من شدة البلاء والأول في غيره «مرقاة» ملتقط منه.
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Note 2
(2) The statement: "The whiteness of his armpits." In another narration: "Level with his shoulders." In yet another narration: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) did not raise them beyond this," meaning to the chest—indicating that sometimes he would supplicate with hands raised to the chest, and other times (as in intense situations like seeking rain) he would raise them higher until the whiteness of his armpits or shoulder level became visible. This is mentioned in Mirqat al-Mafatih.
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(۲) قوله : بياض إبطيه وفي رواية حذو منكبيه، وفي رواية ما زاد رسول الله له على هذا يعني إلى الصدر أي مرة يدعو ويرفع يديه إلى الصدر، وأخرى يرفعهما حتى يرى بياض إبطيه أو حذو منكبيه هذه الثانية في الاستسقاء ونحوه من شدة البلاء والأول في غيره «مرقاة» ملتقط منه.