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Is it Sunnat or Biddat to Kiss Hands and Put Them on Eyes When We Listen to ADHAN?

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AS SALAAMU ALAIKUM is it sunnat or biddat to kiss hands and put them on eyes,when we listen to ADHAN ie..(ASH HADUANNA MUHAMMADAR RASOOLULLAH)?

Answer

(Fatwa: 516/439/B=1431)

No, it is not sunnah. Such action is not narrated by the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) from any Sahih hadith. Hafiz ibn Hajar Asqalani (رحمة الله عليه) the commentator of Bukhari, has termed it innovation.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

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