Raising the hands in supplication after the obligatory and voluntary prayers

The questioner:
We conclude this session, Honorable Shaykh Salih, with a message from the questioner, Umm 'Ali, from al-Hamidiyah. She asks: Is it permissible to raise the hands with supplication when finishing the prayers or voluntary prayers, such as tahajjud and others?

The Shaykh:
After the obligatory prayer, one does not raise the hands in supplication; rather, one supplicates without raising the hands, because there is no evidence for this after the obligatory prayer. As for after the voluntary prayer, the matter is broad in this regard, and praise be to Allah.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you and bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.

The Shaykh:
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your kindness in listening to the answers of Shaykh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan, a member of the Senior Scholars Committee and a member of the Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta. We will meet again, if Allah wills. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.