The majority of us, if not all, make supplication after the Maghrib prayer with the imam, turning the backs of their palms outward, and saying
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The questioner : He says, the listener is also from Iraq, E N A. He says, the majority of us, if not all, make supplication after the Maghrib prayer with the imam, turning the backs of their palms outward, and saying “O Allah, save us by Your mercy from the Fire” along with other supplications. We know that there is a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that says Is this hadith authentic? If it is authentic, please clarify this for us. May Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : Yes. Making supplication collectively after the Maghrib prayer or any of the other prayers is a religious innovation (bid'ah); it is not from the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor from the way of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Therefore, the imam and the followers should refrain from it in the Maghrib prayer and the others.
As for making supplication with the backs of the palms, the scholars have differed on this, because it is reported in “Sahih Muslim” that, on its surface, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make supplication with the backs of his hands during the prayer for rain. However, the apparent view is that of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), who held that the entire supplication is done with the palms of the hands, but the narrator mentioned that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the backs of the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hands were facing the sky. This is because he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands high, so the one who saw him thought that he had turned the backs of his hands toward the sky. The meaning is not that he made supplication with them turned over. This is the most likely view.
As for the hadith mentioned by the questioner, I do not recall its chain of narration at the moment, and I do not know about it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
Call upon Allah with the palms of your hands, and do not call upon Him with the backs of them.
ادع الله بباطن أكفافكم ولا تدعوه بظهورهاThe Shaykh : Yes. Making supplication collectively after the Maghrib prayer or any of the other prayers is a religious innovation (bid'ah); it is not from the way of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor from the way of his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). Therefore, the imam and the followers should refrain from it in the Maghrib prayer and the others.
As for making supplication with the backs of the palms, the scholars have differed on this, because it is reported in “Sahih Muslim” that, on its surface, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to make supplication with the backs of his hands during the prayer for rain. However, the apparent view is that of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him), who held that the entire supplication is done with the palms of the hands, but the narrator mentioned that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that the backs of the Messenger’s (peace and blessings be upon him) hands were facing the sky. This is because he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands high, so the one who saw him thought that he had turned the backs of his hands toward the sky. The meaning is not that he made supplication with them turned over. This is the most likely view.
As for the hadith mentioned by the questioner
Call upon Allah with the palms of your hands.
ادع الله ببطون أكفكمThe questioner : May Allah bless you.