What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication, and is there any evidence for it from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner: Now, we raise [our hands] based on the general practice of raising them in supplication, but there is no established proof of this action from the Messenger or from the Companions.
The Shaykh: Yes, it is mentioned in the story of his supplication against those who killed the seventy reciters, where he raised his hands.
The questioner: Yes, so he raised his hands, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Later, there is a phrase here that is not incidental, because prayer has more specific rulings; he wants to say "specifically."
The questioner: Specifically, he wrote "more specific."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah! I did not notice it; I read it, my Shaykh, as "specifically."
The Shaykh: Yes, it is mentioned in the story of his supplication against those who killed the seventy reciters, where he raised his hands.
The questioner: Yes, so he raised his hands, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Later, there is a phrase here that is not incidental, because prayer has more specific rulings; he wants to say "specifically."
The questioner: Specifically, he wrote "more specific."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Glory be to Allah! I did not notice it; I read it, my Shaykh, as "specifically."
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