The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after prayer and wiping the face with them

Question:
The listener Abu Jabir from Tabuk sent a question saying: What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication after prayer? And what is the ruling on wiping the face after finishing the supplication? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Raising the hands in supplication is among the causes of acceptance, but in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, we do not raise them. Otherwise, raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . So if one supplicates at the end of the night or at any time and raises his hands, this is among the causes of acceptance. But after the obligatory prayer, one does not raise his hands; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them when he supplicated after the obligatory prayer of Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, Fajr, or Jumu'ah. He did not raise his hands; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in this. Likewise, in the Jumu'ah sermon, and in the Eid sermon, he did not raise them except in the prayer for rain. If he sought rain, he raised his hands, whether in the Jumu'ah sermon or in any place. If he sought rain, he raised his hands and supplicated.
So, if one is not in prayer and supplicates, he raises his hands, and there is no harm. He raises his hands and supplicates. So, after the voluntary prayer, if he raises his hands at times and supplicates, there is no harm. But it should not be continuous; because it has not been preserved from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he was continuous in raising his hands after the voluntary prayer. So if he raises them at times and supplicates, there is no harm.
As for wiping the face with the hands: The scholars differed on it. Some saw it as recommended, and some saw it as not recommended; because the authentic hadiths do not include wiping the face. In the well-known authentic hadiths from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), there is no wiping of the face after supplication. And it came in weak hadiths that he wiped his hands... he wiped his face with his hands. So if one does it, there is no blame on him, and if he leaves it, it is better, if Allah wills. If he leaves it, it is better, and if he does it, there is no blame; because some of the scholars of knowledge considered it good. They considered the hadiths that include wiping the face to be mutually supporting and reinforcing, and classified them as good (hasan) and recommended wiping the face. Among them is Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him), who mentioned in al-Bulugh that they strengthen each other. And others said: It is not recommended because they are weak.
So the conclusion is: The matter in this is broad, if Allah wills. So if one wipes, there is no blame, and if he leaves it, it is perhaps better and more appropriate; because the authentic hadiths do not include wiping. Yes.

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