Ruling on raising the hands in supplication?
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Q: Is raising the hands in supplication prescribed, especially when traveling by plane, car, train, or otherwise?
A: Raising the hands in supplication is among the causes of acceptance in any place. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 1488Sahih (Al-Albani) And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: إن الله تعالى طيب لا يقبل إلا طيبًا، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا [المؤمنون:51] وقال سبحانه: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ [البقرة:172] ثم ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء: يا رب يا رب، ومطعمه حرام ومشربه حرام وملبسه حرام وغُذِي بالحرام، فأنى يستجاب لذلك؟ Indeed, Allah the Exalted is Pure and accepts nothing but what is pure, and Allah commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, saying: O messengers, eat from the good things and do righteous deeds [Al-Mu'minun: 51]. And He said: O you who believe, eat from the good things We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah [Al-Baqarah: 172]. Then He mentioned the man who travels a long distance, disheveled and dusty, stretching his hands to the sky: O my Lord, O my Lord, while his food is forbidden, his drink is forbidden, his clothing is forbidden, and he is nourished by what is forbidden; how then will he be answered? It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
So he made raising the hands one of the causes of acceptance. And among the causes of prevention and non-acceptance is eating what is forbidden and being nourished by what is forbidden.
This indicates that raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance, whether in a plane, a train, a car, a spacecraft, or otherwise. If one supplicates and raises his hands, this is among the causes of acceptance, except in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, in which case we do not raise them. For example, in the Friday sermon, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, except when seeking rain, in which case he would raise his hands. Likewise, between the two prostrations and before the closing salam in the final tashahhud, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, so we do not raise our hands in these places where he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them; because his action is a proof and his omission is a proof. And so, after the salam of the five daily prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the prescribed dhikr without raising his hands, so we do not raise our hands in that, following his example (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, it is the Sunnah to raise the hands in them, following his example (peace and blessings be upon him), and because that is among the causes of acceptance. Likewise, in the places where a Muslim supplicates to his Lord and there is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding raising or omitting it, we raise our hands in them due to the hadiths indicating that raising is among the causes of acceptance, as mentioned previously.
A: Raising the hands in supplication is among the causes of acceptance in any place. 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 His servant when he raises them to Him.
إن ربكم حييّ ستّير يستحي من عبده إذا رفع يديه إليه أن يردهما صفراSo he made raising the hands one of the causes of acceptance. And among the causes of prevention and non-acceptance is eating what is forbidden and being nourished by what is forbidden.
This indicates that raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance, whether in a plane, a train, a car, a spacecraft, or otherwise. If one supplicates and raises his hands, this is among the causes of acceptance, except in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, in which case we do not raise them. For example, in the Friday sermon, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, except when seeking rain, in which case he would raise his hands. Likewise, between the two prostrations and before the closing salam in the final tashahhud, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, so we do not raise our hands in these places where he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them; because his action is a proof and his omission is a proof. And so, after the salam of the five daily prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would recite the prescribed dhikr without raising his hands, so we do not raise our hands in that, following his example (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands, it is the Sunnah to raise the hands in them, following his example (peace and blessings be upon him), and because that is among the causes of acceptance. Likewise, in the places where a Muslim supplicates to his Lord and there is no report from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding raising or omitting it, we raise our hands in them due to the hadiths indicating that raising is among the causes of acceptance, as mentioned previously.
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