The ruling on raising the hands in supplication for the congregation during the Friday sermon
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Question:
Our brother asks and says: What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication on Friday for the congregation? I see this phenomenon is widespread.
Answer:
As for the state of the sermon, the imam does not raise his hands, and the congregation does not raise their hands; they listen and do not raise their hands. They do not raise them during the sermon except in the prayer for rain, when he seeks relief and asks for rain; he raises his hands, and they raise their hands with him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions did when he sought rain (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the ordinary sermon that does not include a prayer for rain, the Sunnah is that he does not raise his hands, and they do not raise theirs. Even if he supplicates, he supplicates but without raising his hands.
Likewise, the festival sermon does not involve raising hands unless he seeks rain, asks for relief, or asks for rain; in that case, the Sunnah is that he raises his hands, and the congregation also raises their hands on Friday and on other occasions. If he seeks rain, they raise their hands, even if he is sitting among his companions. If a scholar sits among his companions and seeks rain, raising his hands, they raise their hands in the circle of knowledge or in any place, and they are in need of rain. If he raises his hands in the circle and says, "O Allah, give us relief, O Allah, give us relief," and they raise their hands, that is all good, and there is no blame in that.
There is also no blame in that if a person raises his hands to supplicate to his Lord, asking His Lord for His bounty at some of his times, in his home, in the mosque, after a voluntary prayer, or in any place. If he supplicates to his Lord and raises his hands, raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance. In a hadith about him (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244 meaning: alone.
Raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance, but in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, and which existed in his time, we do not raise our hands; because his leaving it is a proof, and his doing it is a proof (peace and blessings be upon him). So in the Friday sermon and the festival sermon, he did not raise his hands; therefore, we do not raise our hands except in the prayer for rain, seeking rain, seeking relief and rain.
Likewise, after the obligatory prayers, when he finished the obligatory prayer, he did not raise his hands; so we do not raise our hands after the obligatory prayer. Likewise, in the supplication at the end of the prayer before the taslim, he used to supplicate before the taslim and did not raise his hands. Likewise, between the two prostrations, he used to supplicate and did not raise his hands. So the thing in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, and which existed in his time, and he did it; we are like him, we do not raise our hands in it (peace and blessings be upon him), following him (peace and blessings be upon him) in action and omission (and Allah is the helper). Yes.
The presenter : Allah is the helper. May Allah reward you with good.
Our brother asks and says: What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication on Friday for the congregation? I see this phenomenon is widespread.
Answer:
As for the state of the sermon, the imam does not raise his hands, and the congregation does not raise their hands; they listen and do not raise their hands. They do not raise them during the sermon except in the prayer for rain, when he seeks relief and asks for rain; he raises his hands, and they raise their hands with him, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the Companions did when he sought rain (peace and blessings be upon him). As for the ordinary sermon that does not include a prayer for rain, the Sunnah is that he does not raise his hands, and they do not raise theirs. Even if he supplicates, he supplicates but without raising his hands.
Likewise, the festival sermon does not involve raising hands unless he seeks rain, asks for relief, or asks for rain; in that case, the Sunnah is that he raises his hands, and the congregation also raises their hands on Friday and on other occasions. If he seeks rain, they raise their hands, even if he is sitting among his companions. If a scholar sits among his companions and seeks rain, raising his hands, they raise their hands in the circle of knowledge or in any place, and they are in need of rain. If he raises his hands in the circle and says, "O Allah, give us relief, O Allah, give us relief," and they raise their hands, that is all good, and there is no blame in that.
There is also no blame in that if a person raises his hands to supplicate to his Lord, asking His Lord for His bounty at some of his times, in his home, in the mosque, after a voluntary prayer, or in any place. If he supplicates to his Lord and raises his hands, raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance. In a hadith about him (peace and blessings be upon him), he said:
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 إليه أن يردهما صفرًاRaising the hands is among the causes of acceptance, but in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, and which existed in his time, we do not raise our hands; because his leaving it is a proof, and his doing it is a proof (peace and blessings be upon him). So in the Friday sermon and the festival sermon, he did not raise his hands; therefore, we do not raise our hands except in the prayer for rain, seeking rain, seeking relief and rain.
Likewise, after the obligatory prayers, when he finished the obligatory prayer, he did not raise his hands; so we do not raise our hands after the obligatory prayer. Likewise, in the supplication at the end of the prayer before the taslim, he used to supplicate before the taslim and did not raise his hands. Likewise, between the two prostrations, he used to supplicate and did not raise his hands. So the thing in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, and which existed in his time, and he did it; we are like him, we do not raise our hands in it (peace and blessings be upon him), following him (peace and blessings be upon him) in action and omission (and Allah is the helper). Yes.
The presenter : Allah is the helper. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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