Is it recommended to raise the hands for supplication in the prayer of istikharah after the taslim of the two rak'ahs?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it recommended to raise the hands for supplication in the prayer of istikharah after the taslim of the two rak'ahs?

Answer:
There is no objection. The default is to raise the hands with the supplication, except where evidence indicates that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated without raising his hands. It is not reported that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands after the obligatory prayer, nor that he raised his hands during the obligatory prayer, nor that he raised his hands in the Friday sermon. Therefore, in the instances where the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated without raising his hands, the hands are not raised. As for everything else, the default is to raise the hands. Yes.