The ruling on raising the hands in supplication and wiping the face with them
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Question:
I ask you about raising the hands for supplication, and wiping the face with them; is that permissible?
Answer:
Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. When one makes supplication and raises his hands, it is among the causes of it being answered. And if he wipes his face with them, there is no blame on him. However, the authentic hadiths do not include wiping. Therefore, leaving it out is more preferable. If he wipes, there is no blame on him, because there are hadiths regarding this that contain weakness. Al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Bulugh al-Maram* that, taken together, they fall into the category of hasan (good). This opinion supports acting upon them... If he wipes, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills.
But, to our knowledge, the authentic hadiths that came in the two Sahihs and others do not include wiping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for rain on the minbar and in the prayer area, and no one reported that he wiped his hands... he raised them in supplication, and no one reported, to my knowledge, that he wiped his face with his hands, (peace and blessings be upon him).
So the conclusion is: wiping is permissible, but leaving it out is more preferable, except for one who believes it is a sunnah (recommended practice) based on the authenticity or goodness of the hadiths... And the conclusion here is that raising the hands is a sunnah (recommended practice) in supplication, except in times when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, such as after the salam of the obligatory prayer, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, so raising them is not recommended. Similarly, in the Friday sermon or the festival sermon, one does not raise them, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in his supplication. But if he asks for rain, it is recommended to raise the hands, or if he supplicates in other times, he raises his hands to his Lord, or after a voluntary prayer he raises his hands; there is no blame in that, because the act of raising is recommended, and it is among the causes of supplication being answered, due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244 This is a hasan (good) hadith, and there is no blame in it. In another hadith narrated by Muslim in the Sahih, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: Sahih Muslim 1015 He said at the end: Sahih Muslim 1015.
This means: that raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered, but what prevents the answering is engaging in what is forbidden. We seek refuge in Allah.
So the conclusion is: that raising the hands is a sunnah (recommended practice) in supplication, and among the causes of it being answered, except in the places that occurred in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) where he did not raise them, such as after the obligatory prayer, such as the Friday sermon, such as the festival sermon, such as the sitting between the two prostrations, where one does not raise them, such as the sitting at the end of the prayer before the salam, if he supplicates, he does not raise them, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in supplication.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
I ask you about raising the hands for supplication, and wiping the face with them; is that permissible?
Answer:
Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. When one makes supplication and raises his hands, it is among the causes of it being answered. And if he wipes his face with them, there is no blame on him. However, the authentic hadiths do not include wiping. Therefore, leaving it out is more preferable. If he wipes, there is no blame on him, because there are hadiths regarding this that contain weakness. Al-Hafiz (may Allah have mercy on him) said in *Bulugh al-Maram* that, taken together, they fall into the category of hasan (good). This opinion supports acting upon them... If he wipes, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills.
But, to our knowledge, the authentic hadiths that came in the two Sahihs and others do not include wiping. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for rain on the minbar and in the prayer area, and no one reported that he wiped his hands... he raised them in supplication, and no one reported, to my knowledge, that he wiped his face with his hands, (peace and blessings be upon him).
So the conclusion is: wiping is permissible, but leaving it out is more preferable, except for one who believes it is a sunnah (recommended practice) based on the authenticity or goodness of the hadiths... And the conclusion here is that raising the hands is a sunnah (recommended practice) in supplication, except in times when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, such as after the salam of the obligatory prayer, where he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, so raising them is not recommended. Similarly, in the Friday sermon or the festival sermon, one does not raise them, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in his supplication. But if he asks for rain, it is recommended to raise the hands, or if he supplicates in other times, he raises his hands to his Lord, or after a voluntary prayer he raises his hands; there is no blame in that, because the act of raising is recommended, and it is among the causes of supplication being answered, due to his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying:
Your Lord is munificent and generous, and is ashamed to turn away empty the hands of a servant when he raises them to Him
إن ربكم حيي كريم يستحي من عبده إذا رفع يديه أن يردهما صفرًاAllah is Good and He therefore, accepts only that which is good
إن الله تعالى طيب لا يقبل إلا طيبًاHe then made a mention of a person who travels widely, his hair disheveled and covered with dust. He lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord," whereas his diet is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, and his clothes are unlawful and his nourishment is unlawful. How can then his supplication be accepted?
ثم ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب! يا رب! ومطعمه حرام، ومشربه حرام، وملبسه حرام، وغذي بالحرام فأنى يستجاب لذلك؟!This means: that raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered, but what prevents the answering is engaging in what is forbidden. We seek refuge in Allah.
So the conclusion is: that raising the hands is a sunnah (recommended practice) in supplication, and among the causes of it being answered, except in the places that occurred in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) where he did not raise them, such as after the obligatory prayer, such as the Friday sermon, such as the festival sermon, such as the sitting between the two prostrations, where one does not raise them, such as the sitting at the end of the prayer before the salam, if he supplicates, he does not raise them, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in supplication.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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