Does rolling up the sleeves count as part of the tucking up (of clothes or hair) that is not allowed during prayer? If it is part of that tucking up, then is the ruling different if I start praying with my sleeves rolled up, i.e., I did not roll them up during the prayer

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Does rolling up the sleeves count as part of the tucking up (of clothes or hair) that is not allowed during prayer? If it is part of that tucking up, then is the ruling different if I start praying with my sleeves rolled up, i.e., I did not roll them up during the prayer – or is it the same thing?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.It

is not permissible to roll up the sleeves or to fold them up before

the prayer or during the prayer so that they will not touch the ground

when doing sujood, because the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have been commanded

to pray on seven bones and not to tuck up my hair or my clothes.” (Narrated

by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).

And

Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad

and his family and companions, and grant them peace.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)

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