What is the ruling on raising the hands when asking for steadfastness for the deceased after burial in the cemetery, and is this done if the common people think that he is reciting al-Fatihah or Surat Ya-Sin?

The questioner : He says:The questioner : What is the ruling on raising the hands when asking for steadfastness for the deceased after burial in the cemetery, and is this done if the common people think that he is reciting al-Fatihah or Surat Ya-Sin?

The Shaykh : The original ruling in supplication is to raise the hands, because among the etiquettes of supplication is that a person raises his hands, except for what has come in the Sunnah regarding not doing so. The evidence that raising the hands is among the etiquettes of supplication and that this is the original ruling is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also mentioned This indicates that raising the hands in supplication is among the etiquettes of supplication, except for what has come in the Sunnah regarding not doing so. Among those things, meaning what has come in the Sunnah regarding not doing so, is raising the hands during supplication in the Friday sermon. The hands are not raised in supplication during the Friday sermon, neither by the imam nor by the listeners, except in two cases only: the case of asking for rain and the case of asking for relief from a calamity. That is, if the imam asks for rain in the sermon and says, "O Allah, send us rain," then he raises his hands, and likewise the listeners raise their hands. And likewise, if he asks for relief from a calamity, the Sunnah has come that the imam raises his hands. As for anything other than that, meaning in the supplication of the sermon, the hands are not raised. As for supplicating for the deceased with steadfastness after burial, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not supplicate with his companions, but he said: When he finished burying the deceased, he would stand over him and say: Based on this, one does not seek forgiveness for him and ask for steadfastness for him in a collective manner, meaning one person does not stand and say, "O Allah, make him steadfast, O Allah, forgive him," while they say "Ameen." For this is among the religious innovations. But one stands over him and says, "O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, forgive him, O Allah, make him steadfast, O Allah, make him steadfast, O Allah, make him steadfast," and then he leaves. Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he supplicated, would supplicate three times: he would supplicate three times for forgiveness and three times for asking for steadfastness, and then he would leave.