The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after prayer
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Question:
The listener is Abdul Jalil Muhammad Dibwan, a leader from the Republic of Yemen. His message contained several questions. In one of them, he asks: Is it permissible to raise the hands in supplication after prayer, or not? We have heard from some of our brothers that it is a religious innovation, so what is the answer to that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Raising the hands in supplication is among the causes of its being answered. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in supplication. When he sought rain for the Muslims, he raised his hands in supplication during the Friday sermon. Likewise, when he went out to the desert and led the people in the prayer for seeking aid, which is the prayer for rain, he raised his hands in the sermon and made supplication. So raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244 meaning: empty.
So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is generous, bountiful, and shy . He loves it when His servants humble themselves to Him in supplication, strive in their supplication, and raise their hands in supplication. This is among the causes of it being answered.
But if the supplication is in a place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, we do not raise them. For the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is to be followed in his actions and in his omissions, just as he is to be followed in his actions.
So if it is a form of worship in which he did not raise his hands, we do not raise them in it. For example, in the Friday sermon, if he is not seeking rain, he does not raise his hands in supplication. Nor in the sermon for the festival, if he is not seeking rain.
Likewise, in his supplication between the two prostrations, he did not raise his hands. And likewise, his supplication at the end of the prayer before he says the closing salam, he did not raise his hands (peace and blessings be upon him). So we do not raise them in these places. And likewise, after the obligatory prayer, when he says the closing salam from the obligatory prayer of Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr, he did not raise his hands. So we do not raise them in these places, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in them, and he is the model in his actions and his omissions (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener is Abdul Jalil Muhammad Dibwan, a leader from the Republic of Yemen. His message contained several questions. In one of them, he asks: Is it permissible to raise the hands in supplication after prayer, or not? We have heard from some of our brothers that it is a religious innovation, so what is the answer to that? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Raising the hands in supplication is among the causes of its being answered. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in supplication. When he sought rain for the Muslims, he raised his hands in supplication during the Friday sermon. Likewise, when he went out to the desert and led the people in the prayer for seeking aid, which is the prayer for rain, he raised his hands in the sermon and made supplication. So raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. He (peace and blessings be upon him) 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 صفرًاSo Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is generous, bountiful, and shy . He loves it when His servants humble themselves to Him in supplication, strive in their supplication, and raise their hands in supplication. This is among the causes of it being answered.
But if the supplication is in a place where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, we do not raise them. For the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is to be followed in his actions and in his omissions, just as he is to be followed in his actions.
So if it is a form of worship in which he did not raise his hands, we do not raise them in it. For example, in the Friday sermon, if he is not seeking rain, he does not raise his hands in supplication. Nor in the sermon for the festival, if he is not seeking rain.
Likewise, in his supplication between the two prostrations, he did not raise his hands. And likewise, his supplication at the end of the prayer before he says the closing salam, he did not raise his hands (peace and blessings be upon him). So we do not raise them in these places. And likewise, after the obligatory prayer, when he says the closing salam from the obligatory prayer of Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr, he did not raise his hands. So we do not raise them in these places, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in them, and he is the model in his actions and his omissions (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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