English
Al-Fadl ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Prayer is performed in sets of two rak'ahs. You perform the Tashahhud in every two rak'ahs, showing humility, supplication, and submission. Then you raise your hands—meaning you lift them towards your Lord—with their palms facing your face, and say, 'O Lord, O Lord.' Whoever does not do this, his prayer is such and such." In another narration, it says, "His prayer is deficient." [Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi]
Ali Al-Qari said: The apparent meaning of the hadith is that the minimum of prayer is two rak'ahs, and it indicates the prohibition of Al-Butayra', as is our school's opinion.
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 385 (unverified) 97% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.