The ruling on raising the hands in the sermon and what is prescribed to remind people of in it

Question:
He has another question close to the first one. He says: During the sermon, the preacher stands and makes supplication, raising his hands to the sky, and the people respond to his supplication by saying: Ameen. We have heard through your program that this is not permissible, meaning: that responding to the preacher's supplication is not established. So the question here is: What should the seated people do if the preacher makes supplication in a loud voice? Do they raise their hands with him, or what do they do? And I hope you will inform us of what is best for the preacher to do in the sermon: is it to lengthen it or shorten it? And what are the topics you prefer for the preacher to address? Are they narrating stories? Or explaining jurisprudential matters? Or matters related to creed? Guide us to the truth, and may Allah reward you with all good for us.

Answer:
What is prescribed for the preacher is to be concise in the sermon and not to lengthen it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said in the authentic hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muslim narrated it in his Sahih from the hadith of 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him).
This indicates that the Sunnah and the best practice is to lengthen the prayer and shorten the sermon, shortening it in a way that does not compromise its purpose. It is prescribed for him to seek out what moves the hearts and brings them closer to Allah and distances them from the causes of His anger. He should mention in his sermon the rulings of the Shari'ah that people need, and explain what Allah has made obligatory and what He has forbidden. It should include moving the hearts through admonition, beneficial and useful stories, and Qur'anic verses that contain admonition, reminder, encouragement, and warning. He does not raise his hands in the sermon except in the prayer for rain, if he is seeking aid, asking for rain, asking for the downpour; he raises his hands as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did when he sought rain in the Friday sermon, he raised his hands. As for ordinary sermons that do not include seeking rain, it is not prescribed to raise the hands in them, but rather he supplicates without raising his hands. This is the Sunnah.
And the one praying behind the imam, if he says Ameen between himself and his self in response to the supplication, there is no harm, if Allah wills, between himself and his self, as mentioned previously. And he does not raise his hands. The one praying behind the imam is like the imam; he does not raise his hands except in the prayer for rain. If he seeks rain, meaning if he asks for aid from Allah, which is rain, then he raises his hands as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in seeking rain. And the people praying behind him likewise raise their hands if the imam raises them in seeking rain. As for ordinary Friday sermons, he does not raise his hands in them. And so it is with the Eid sermons; he does not raise his hands in them. Raising the hands is specific to the sermon for seeking rain, as established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

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