Is the default in supplication to raise the hands, except where evidence indicates not to raise them?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it correct to say that the default in supplication is to raise the hands, except where evidence indicates not to raise them?

Answer:
This is the default, because raising the hands with supplication is among the best of the etiquettes of supplication. One raises the hands except where evidence indicates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated without raising his hands; in such cases, one does not raise the hands.