Wiping the face after supplication

Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! Is wiping the face after finishing the supplication a recommended practice (sunnah) or not?

Answer:
There are hadiths on this matter that contain weakness, but some of the scholars of knowledge said that their collective weight makes them good (hasan). If one wipes, there is no blame on him, and if he leaves it, there is no blame on him. It is not recorded in the authentic hadiths that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wiped his face. He sought help from the Muslims on the pulpit after the Friday sermon, he sought help in the sermon, and he sought help in the prayer area, and it is not recorded that he wiped when he finished seeking help. And it came in hadiths that he used to wipe, but they contain weakness. So if he leaves it, there is nothing wrong with it, and if he does it, there is nothing wrong with it. Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Jala'at al-Af'ah*, which he mentioned at the end of his book *al-Bulugh*, that their collective weight indicates that it is a good hadith. This is the hadith of those who say that wiping is recommended (mustahabb). And others said it is not recommended because the authentic hadiths do not mention it. So the matter is broad in this, if Allah wills. Yes. No, no, no, no. Pray upon and send peace upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and upon our Prophet.