The ruling on raising the hands in the places of response during supplication on a continuous and ongoing basis
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His Eminence the Shaykh: My question is about raising the hands in supplication during the times when response is hoped for, if that is done continuously, such as in the last third of the night or between the adhan and the iqamah?
May Allah bless you! Raising the hands in supplication is among the etiquettes of supplication and among the causes of response. The original ruling is that it is prescribed, unless the occasion occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he did not raise his hands, in which case it is not prescribed. For this reason, the Companions rebuked Bashir ibn Marwan when he raised his hands in the Friday sermon during supplication.And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (I will not add to the indication) Know that the original ruling in supplication is to raise the hands, because it is among the etiquettes and causes of response, unless this matter occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he supplicated without raising his hands, in which case it is better not to raise them, and one who raises them should be rebuked.
The questioner: Does the fact that this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) despite the encouragement of it indicate that the condition was present?The Shaykh: Like what?The questioner: Because regarding raising the hands, one of the brothers, may Allah reward him with good, when he saw me raising my hands between the adhan and the iqamah, and that was almost always, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not established as having done so,So the brother says this: That this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and if he had done it, it would have been transmitted,So he says: Does your continuation of this fall under the category of religious innovation?Answer: In any case: This is an error in our view. First, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not supplicate except at the iqamah. He did not know whether he would raise his hands or not raise his hands.
And the second: That the original ruling is the recommendation of raising the hands in supplication, unless there is evidence to the contrary, based on the hadith: (Indeed, Allah is shy and generous, and He is shy of His servant when he raises his hands to Him that He should return them empty) This is one point.
Second: That the Messenger mentioned the man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, stretching his hands to the sky. If raising the hands had an effect on the acceptance of supplication, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have mentioned it,As is the rule: (The absence of transmission is not a transmission of absence) .
May Allah bless you! Raising the hands in supplication is among the etiquettes of supplication and among the causes of response. The original ruling is that it is prescribed, unless the occasion occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he did not raise his hands, in which case it is not prescribed. For this reason, the Companions rebuked Bashir ibn Marwan when he raised his hands in the Friday sermon during supplication.And the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (I will not add to the indication) Know that the original ruling in supplication is to raise the hands, because it is among the etiquettes and causes of response, unless this matter occurred in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and he supplicated without raising his hands, in which case it is better not to raise them, and one who raises them should be rebuked.
The questioner: Does the fact that this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) despite the encouragement of it indicate that the condition was present?The Shaykh: Like what?The questioner: Because regarding raising the hands, one of the brothers, may Allah reward him with good, when he saw me raising my hands between the adhan and the iqamah, and that was almost always, he said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not established as having done so,So the brother says this: That this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and if he had done it, it would have been transmitted,So he says: Does your continuation of this fall under the category of religious innovation?Answer: In any case: This is an error in our view. First, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not supplicate except at the iqamah. He did not know whether he would raise his hands or not raise his hands.
And the second: That the original ruling is the recommendation of raising the hands in supplication, unless there is evidence to the contrary, based on the hadith: (Indeed, Allah is shy and generous, and He is shy of His servant when he raises his hands to Him that He should return them empty) This is one point.
Second: That the Messenger mentioned the man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, stretching his hands to the sky. If raising the hands had an effect on the acceptance of supplication, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) would not have mentioned it,As is the rule: (The absence of transmission is not a transmission of absence) .