Is it from the Sunnah to wipe the face with the hands after supplication?
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Our brother also asks and says: Is it from the Sunnah to wipe the face with the hands after supplication?
Answer: Weak hadiths have been reported regarding this, and some scholars adopted them, saying that they support one another and thus fall under the category of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to external support), as al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this at the end of his book al-Bulugh. Others held that it is not recommended to do so, because the authentic hadiths contain nothing of this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated in the prayer for rain and did not wipe his face with his hands when he raised them in the prayer for rain, nor did he wipe his face with them when he raised them in the Friday sermon when he sought rain. It is not recorded of him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he wiped his face with them.
Therefore, it is better to leave it, as that is what is preserved in the authentic hadiths. If someone does it and wipes, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills, but the better course is to leave it, according to what the many authentic hadiths in the two Sahihs and others indicate.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: Weak hadiths have been reported regarding this, and some scholars adopted them, saying that they support one another and thus fall under the category of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to external support), as al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned this at the end of his book al-Bulugh. Others held that it is not recommended to do so, because the authentic hadiths contain nothing of this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated in the prayer for rain and did not wipe his face with his hands when he raised them in the prayer for rain, nor did he wipe his face with them when he raised them in the Friday sermon when he sought rain. It is not recorded of him (peace and blessings be upon him) that he wiped his face with them.
Therefore, it is better to leave it, as that is what is preserved in the authentic hadiths. If someone does it and wipes, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills, but the better course is to leave it, according to what the many authentic hadiths in the two Sahihs and others indicate.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
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