What is the ruling on raising the hands, wiping the face, and kissing them in the du'a of qunut?

Question : This is a woman asking. In her question, she says: What is the ruling on raising the hands in the du'a of qunut, wiping the face with the hands, and kissing them after finishing that du'a?

Answer : As for raising the hands in the du'a of qunut, it is correct; it is established from 'Umar and some of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), such as Abu Hurayrah. As for wiping the face after finishing the du'a, it is not a recommended practice (sunnah), neither in qunut nor in anything else. As for kissing the hands, it is even further from the sunnah. It is not prescribed for a person, when he wipes his face after finishing the du'a, to kiss his hands. So raising the hands is a sunnah, while wiping and kissing are not a sunnah. However, weak hadiths have been reported regarding wiping, whereas no hadith, neither authentic nor weak, has been reported regarding kissing. May Allah reward you.