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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Rulings on Raising the Hands in Supplication

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Question:
The questioner also says: I see various forms of raising the hands during the qunut in the witr prayer. Some women raise their hands with a space between them, while others bring their hands together, and there are other forms as well. What is the established Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding raising the hands during supplication?

Answer:
The Sunnah is to raise the hands to the level of the chest, with the hands brought together, palms facing the sky and backs facing the ground, at the level of the chest or the level of the shoulders, at the level of the shoulders, except in the supplication for rain, where it is prescribed to exaggerate in raising the hands, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in his supplication for rain until the whiteness of his armpits was visible, may peace and blessings be upon him. As for other than the supplication for rain, the hands are raised to the level of the shoulders or the chest, and they are brought together. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7 من 27|أحكام المرأة في الصيام|آداب حضور المسجد|صالح الفوزان|فقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (7:37)

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