The ruling on raising the hands in the supplication for travel
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
We received this fax from Umm Abdullah, who says: Raising the hands for supplication during travel, and not specifically in the supplication for travel, given that supplication during travel is answered, is it permissible?
Answer:
Do not raise the hands except in supplication, or in prayer at the takbir of entering prayer, the takbir for bowing, and likewise when rising from bowing. Raise the hands in these instances. Raise the hands in supplication, in the supplication for travel, as in the hadith of the man who stretches out his hands, the disheveled and dusty man, meaning from travel, on the day ofSahih Muslim 1015? It indicates that he raises his hands in supplication, and this is closer to being answered. If he raises his hands in this, it is a display of dependence on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
We received this fax from Umm Abdullah, who says: Raising the hands for supplication during travel, and not specifically in the supplication for travel, given that supplication during travel is answered, is it permissible?
Answer:
Do not raise the hands except in supplication, or in prayer at the takbir of entering prayer, the takbir for bowing, and likewise when rising from bowing. Raise the hands in these instances. Raise the hands in supplication, in the supplication for travel, as in the hadith of the man who stretches out his hands, the disheveled and dusty man, meaning from travel, on the day of
He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?
يمد يديه يا رب يا رب ومطعمه حرام، مشربه حرام، وملبسه حرام، وغذي بالحرام، فأنى يستجاب لذلك
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/297 — archive.org (3:26)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.