What is the ruling on raising the hands in the qunut of witr?
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The questioner : A questioner says, “O esteemed Shaykh, what is the ruling on raising the hands in the supplication of witr?”
The Shaykh : Yes. There is nothing wrong with it, because that is authentic from ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). So when a person makes qunut in the Fajr prayer in the witr, or in the five daily prayers when a calamity occurs, he raises his hands. But he does not wipe his face with them, because wiping the face with the hands after supplication is not established by the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah explicitly stated that it is a religious innovation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes. There is nothing wrong with it, because that is authentic from ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). So when a person makes qunut in the Fajr prayer in the witr, or in the five daily prayers when a calamity occurs, he raises his hands. But he does not wipe his face with them, because wiping the face with the hands after supplication is not established by the Sunnah from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). For this reason, the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah explicitly stated that it is a religious innovation. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.