Salat - The Muslim Prayer Book — Page 62
62 S al a t —The Muslim Prayer Book Transliteration: All a humma antas-sal a mu wa minkas-sal a mu, tab a rakta y a dhal-jal a li wal-ikr a m. Translation: O our Lord! Thou art (the embodiment of) peace. And true peace comes from Thee. Blessed art Thou, O Lord of Majesty and Bounty. (Sa hih Muslim, Kit a bul- Mas a jid wa maw a dhi‘u s - S al a ta, B a b Isti h b a bu-dhikri ba‘da s - S al a t) It is also related in the Books of Traditions that on some occasions, the Holy Prophet sa used to sit among his followers and raise his hands to pray for those who requested him to pray for them. However, as is evident from what Hadrat ‘ A’ ishah ra has related, it was not the normal practice of the Holy Prophet sa to raise hands in silent prayer after he had finished his S al a t. This occasional gesture of the Holy Prophet sa which has been reported in some Traditions has mistakenly been generalised. The result has been that certain sects in Islam regard it as his normal practice ( Sunnah ) while in fact, according to the Sayings of the Holy Prophet sa mentioned above, this was not his common practice. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is of the view that to raise hands to pray after finishing the S al a t was not the common practice, Sunnah , of the Holy Prophet sa. His practice was to sit for a while remembering Allah and reciting prayers without raising his hands. Apart from the above-mentioned prayer, the