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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Raising One of the Two Hands in Supplication While Traveling by 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
"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 لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
[Az-Zukhruf 43:13-14]
O 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
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.
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 11-03-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (45:56)

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