The ruling on raising one of the hands in supplication while driving a car
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: When I travel, I supplicate to Allah raising one of my hands, while holding the steering wheel with the other. Is it prescribed for me to raise one of my hands, following the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was standing on his camel at 'Arafah?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: When I travel, I do so.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in the travel supplication. When he settled on the mount, he would recite the verse[Az-Zukhruf 43:13-14] Sunan Abi Dawud 2598Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) "Make this journey easy for us and shorten the distance for us," and he did not raise his hands. There is no report that the Messenger raised his hands. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: When I travel, I supplicate to Allah raising one of my hands, while holding the steering wheel with the other. Is it prescribed for me to raise one of my hands, following the action of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when he was standing on his camel at 'Arafah?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: When I travel, I do so.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in the travel supplication. When he settled on the mount, he would recite the verse
"Exalted is He who has subjected this to us, and we could not have [otherwise] subdued it. (14) And indeed we, to our Lord, will [surely] return."
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَO Allah, Thou art the Companion in the journey, and the One Who looks after the family; O Allah,
اللهم أنت الصاحب في السفر والخليفة في الأهل اللهم
Source
الملتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 11-03-1438هـ — af.org.sa (45:56)
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