The ruling on reciting Ayat al-Kursi and the two chapters of protection after prayer, cupping the hands, and wiping with them

Question:
The questioner says: Some people, after the Fajr and Maghrib prayers, cup their hands, recite Ayat al-Kursi and the chapters of protection, and wipe their face and body. Does this act have a basis in the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) after performing the prayer?

Answer:
No, this has not been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). What was reported from him was regarding sleep: that he would cup his hands, recite in them Surat al-Ikhlas and the two chapters of protection, and wipe with them the front of his body, peace and blessings be upon him. This is for sleep, not after prayer. In prayer, these chapters are recited without wiping, and without reciting them into the hands.