The Permissibility of Raising the Hands in Supplication and the Places Where It Is Prohibited

Question:
The first message in this episode is from the listener 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-Rahman from Yemen. He sent a number of questions, saying in the first one: What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication, especially after the prayer?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the default is to raise the hands; the default is that it is recommended to raise the hands with supplication, following the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and because that is among the causes of the supplication being answered, as it involves displaying one's need and humility before Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is except in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated and did not raise his hands, such as the supplication in the prayer, specifically the final tashahhud after the salutation upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded supplication there, but it is not reported that he raised his hands. Likewise, the supplication in the Friday sermon; the hands are not raised in it, because that is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Likewise, after the obligatory prayer; it is not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in supplication after the obligatory prayer. As for after the voluntary prayer, there is no harm in raising the hands with supplication after the voluntary prayer. Yes.