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Does the ma'mum raise his hand when saying "Ameen" in the Friday prayer when the imam makes a supplication at the end of the sermon?

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Question:
Does the ma'mum raise his hand when saying "Ameen" in the Friday prayer when the imam makes a supplication at the end of the sermon?

Answer:
No, no. Neither the imam nor the ma'mum raise their hands. This was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor from his Rightly Guided Caliphs, or the blessed centuries. In fact, the Companions, or some of the Companions, criticized those who did so. They criticized the imam or the preacher who raised his hands in the sermon and made a supplication, which indicates that this is not from the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), except in the prayer for rain. In the supplication for rain, he raises his hands, whether in the Friday sermon or in the known prayer for rain. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in the supplication for rain with a great elevation until the whiteness of his armpits was seen, (peace and blessings be upon him). This is specific to the supplication for rain, whether it is in the Friday sermon or in the sermon for rain. As for the supplication in the Friday prayer other than for rain, hands are not raised in it, neither by the imam nor by the ma'mum. Whoever does so is an innovator. May Allah reward you with good.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يرفع المأموم يده عند قول آمين في صلاة الجمعة عندما يدعو الإمام في آخر الخطبة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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