What is the ruling on raising the hands for supplication after the obligatory prayer?
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Question:
What is the ruling on raising the hands for supplication after the obligatory prayer?
Answer:
It has no basis. Raising the hands is a religious innovation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer. He would remember Allah and glorify Him, but he did not raise his hands, not after the midday prayer, not after the afternoon prayer, not after the sunset prayer, not after the night prayer, not after the dawn prayer, not in the Friday sermon, and not in the festival sermon. He did not raise his hands because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do so.
However, if he seeks rain on Friday or during the festival, he raises his hands. If he calls for aid, meaning he raises his hands as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and likewise in other times, he raises his hands. Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. If he supplicates and raises his hands, it is among the causes of his supplication being answered, whether in voluntary prayer or while sitting with people. If he raises his hands and supplicates, there is nothing wrong with it; it is among the causes of supplication being answered. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244.
So, raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. But if it is in a state where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, do not raise them; because his action (peace and blessings be upon him) is a recommended practice, and his leaving it is a recommended practice. So, do not raise them if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, such as after the obligatory prayer, do not raise them; or between the two prostrations, do not raise them; or at the end of the prayer before the closing salam, do not raise them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them. Nor in the Friday sermon, do not raise them. Nor in the festival, do not raise them, except in seeking rain. In seeking rain on Friday or in the festival, he raises his hands and supplicates.
What is the ruling on raising the hands for supplication after the obligatory prayer?
Answer:
It has no basis. Raising the hands is a religious innovation. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands after the obligatory prayer. He would remember Allah and glorify Him, but he did not raise his hands, not after the midday prayer, not after the afternoon prayer, not after the sunset prayer, not after the night prayer, not after the dawn prayer, not in the Friday sermon, and not in the festival sermon. He did not raise his hands because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do so.
However, if he seeks rain on Friday or during the festival, he raises his hands. If he calls for aid, meaning he raises his hands as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did, and likewise in other times, he raises his hands. Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. If he supplicates and raises his hands, it is among the causes of his supplication being answered, whether in voluntary prayer or while sitting with people. If he raises his hands and supplicates, there is nothing wrong with it; it is among the causes of supplication being answered. The Prophet (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
إنَّ ربَّكم حيي ستيرٌ، يستحي من عبده إذا رفع يديه أن يردَّهما صفرًاSo, raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. But if it is in a state where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, do not raise them; because his action (peace and blessings be upon him) is a recommended practice, and his leaving it is a recommended practice. So, do not raise them if the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, such as after the obligatory prayer, do not raise them; or between the two prostrations, do not raise them; or at the end of the prayer before the closing salam, do not raise them. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them. Nor in the Friday sermon, do not raise them. Nor in the festival, do not raise them, except in seeking rain. In seeking rain on Friday or in the festival, he raises his hands and supplicates.
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