The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after prayer

From the listener Ali 'Abd al-'Umar from Yemen, a message containing a collection of questions. In one of them, he says: Is it permissible for the ma'mum or the imam to raise his hands in supplication after every prayer or obligatory prayer? Because many people do not refrain from doing so? Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer: I do not know of anything that indicates the legitimacy of raising the hands after the obligatory prayer. It is not recorded that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do that, nor from the Companions, as far as we know. So the sunnah (recommended practice) is not to raise the hands, not after the midday prayer, not after the afternoon prayer, not after the sunset prayer, not after the night prayer, and not after the dawn prayer. One remembers Allah and recites the prescribed dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and supplicates with what he wishes between himself and Allah without raising the hands. This is the sunnah. As for after the voluntary prayers, I do not know of anything specific. If one raises his hands at times, there is nothing wrong with it, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to pray some of the voluntary prayers in the house and some in the mosque, so the matter is broad. It is not established from him (peace and blessings be upon him), as far as we know, that he used to consistently raise his hands after the voluntary prayers. However, the general hadiths that raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance indicate that if one raises his hands at times, there is no blame on him, if Allah wills. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.