The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after the prayer

Question:
Our brother is asking about the ruling on raising the hands after the obligatory prayer, whether in congregation for the sake of supplication, or when a person is praying alone.

Answer:
Raising the hands after the obligatory prayer is not permissible; because there is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or from his Companions. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer, not in the midday prayer, not in the afternoon prayer, not in the sunset prayer, not in the night prayer, not in the dawn prayer, and not in the Friday prayer. Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to raise his hands; because this is an innovation, whether in congregation or individually, whether one is alone or with the congregation. It is not permissible for the imam to do this with the congregation through collective supplication; because this is an innovation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and he also said (peace and blessings be upon him): .
Therefore, it is obligatory for the people of Islam to adhere to the Shari'ah and to beware of innovations. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say in the Friday sermon: .
However, raising the hands in supplication for seeking aid, if one seeks aid from the Muslims, or seeks rain from the Muslims, or if the one in authority seeks rain in the Friday sermon or in the prayer for rain, or if some of the preachers of the mosques seek rain and call upon Allah to aid the Muslims, the recommended practice is to raise the hands. Similarly, if one supplicates for himself and for the Muslims, calling upon Allah and raising his hands in his supplication, other than in the obligatory prayer, there is nothing wrong with it; because this is among the causes of acceptance. But what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do, you should not do. When you conclude the obligatory prayer, do not raise your hands, or when you conclude the Friday prayer, do not raise your hands. But if you supplicate at other times, or after a voluntary prayer, there is nothing wrong with raising your hands. Similarly, if an incident occurs and you call upon your Lord that Allah will remove this incident from the Muslims or from you, in your home or in any place, you raise your hands; all of this is permissible. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands and supplicate when an incident occurred. Similarly, if some of his Companions asked him to supplicate, he would raise his hands and supplicate (peace and blessings be upon him). And he supplicated in the prayer for rain and raised his hands (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

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