The ruling on raising the hands in the supplication for travel and its manner
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is raising the hands in the supplication for travel established? And what is the manner of raising the hands in supplication?
Answer:
I do not know that the hands are raised in the supplication for travel, but one makes the supplication without raising the hands.[Az-Zukhruf 43:13] That is, in travel, [Az-Zukhruf 43:13-14] the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: “O Allah, You are the Companion in the journey and the Guardian of the family. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and shorten the distance for us. O Allah, we seek refuge in You from the hardships of the journey, the sadness of the appearance, and the bad outcome regarding wealth and family.” This is the supplication for travel; it is recommended for the Muslim to memorize it and recite it at the beginning of his journey. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is raising the hands in the supplication for travel established? And what is the manner of raising the hands in supplication?
Answer:
I do not know that the hands are raised in the supplication for travel, but one makes the supplication without raising the hands.
That you may settle yourselves upon their
لِتَسْتَوُوا عَلَىٰ ظُهُورِهِand then remember the favor of your Lord when you have settled upon them and say. "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."
ثُمَّ تَذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ رَبِّكُمْ إِذَا اسْتَوَيْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَتَقُولُوا سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/128 — archive.org (4:40)
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