Is the default in supplication to raise the hands?
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I would like to ask you two questions, I swear by Allah, if you permit.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Is the default in supplication to raise the hands, or not?
The Shaykh : This is a diplomatic question.
The questioner : Diplomatic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We learned diplomacy through listening to you.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, but there is lawful diplomacy and there is unlawful diplomacy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, what is meant is: do you say the default in supplication is for every supplication, or for a specific supplication?
The questioner : Every supplication, and from your detail we benefit.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : For example, when you raise your head from the bowing, you say, "Allah hears the one who praises Him. Our Lord, to You is praise, abundant and good," and so on.
The questioner : Still no.
The Shaykh : Still no. And when you sit in the tashahhud, you saySunan an-Nasa'i 1292Hasan (Darussalam), then you say: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3494Sahih (Darussalam), and so on: Sunan Abi Dawud 1509Sahih (Al-Albani) and so forth. Do you raise your hands?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No again. So we need to understand.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Which supplication you are referring to will come to you eventually. When you conclude with the salam, "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy," you say, "O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor." This is a supplication. Do you raise your hands? You will tell me no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, which supplication did you intend?
The questioner : On Friday, while the preacher is on the pulpit, there is no raising of hands. Is the default from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that, or is it the opposite?
The Shaykh : No, the Messenger did not raise his hands in the Friday sermon except for an occasion.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : As when he supplicated when a man entered and asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for rain, saying, "O Messenger of Allah, the wealth and the families have perished due to the scarcity of rain."
The questioner : In the witr, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In the qunut during the witr.
The Shaykh : Sometimes he raises them and sometimes he does not raise them.
The questioner : Meaning, is it prescribed sometimes to supplicate without raising them?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I would like to ask you two questions, I swear by Allah, if you permit.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Is the default in supplication to raise the hands, or not?
The Shaykh : This is a diplomatic question.
The questioner : Diplomatic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : We learned diplomacy through listening to you.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, but there is lawful diplomacy and there is unlawful diplomacy.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, what is meant is: do you say the default in supplication is for every supplication, or for a specific supplication?
The questioner : Every supplication, and from your detail we benefit.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : For example, when you raise your head from the bowing, you say, "Allah hears the one who praises Him. Our Lord, to You is praise, abundant and good," and so on.
The questioner : Still no.
The Shaykh : Still no. And when you sit in the tashahhud, you say
Alahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad (O Allah, send salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad)
اللهم صلِّ على محمد ، وعلى آل محمدO Allah, indeed, I seek refuge in you from the punishment of Hell, and from the punishment of the grave
اللهم إني أعوذ بك من عذاب جهنم ، ومن عذاب القبرO Allah, forgive me my former and latter sins
اللهم اغفر لي ما قدَّمت وما أخَّرتThe questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No again. So we need to understand.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Which supplication you are referring to will come to you eventually. When you conclude with the salam, "Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy. Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy," you say, "O Allah, You are Peace and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honor." This is a supplication. Do you raise your hands? You will tell me no.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So, which supplication did you intend?
The questioner : On Friday, while the preacher is on the pulpit, there is no raising of hands. Is the default from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that, or is it the opposite?
The Shaykh : No, the Messenger did not raise his hands in the Friday sermon except for an occasion.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : As when he supplicated when a man entered and asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for rain, saying, "O Messenger of Allah, the wealth and the families have perished due to the scarcity of rain."
The questioner : In the witr, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In the qunut during the witr.
The Shaykh : Sometimes he raises them and sometimes he does not raise them.
The questioner : Meaning, is it prescribed sometimes to supplicate without raising them?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
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