Raising the Hands During Supplication

Question:
What is the ruling on raising the hands during supplication? Is it a religious innovation? Because some people have issued a ruling to us that it is an innovation. And what is the ruling on using prayer beads for dhikr? Because we heard a shaykh say that it is an innovation. Is this correct, O honorable shaykh?
We ask for your guidance. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Raising the hands in supplication is a recommended practice (sunnah) and one of the causes of acceptance, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in many places when making supplication. He raised his hands when asking for rain on behalf of the Muslims, and when seeking relief from a calamity, and in many other instances he would supplicate for some of his Companions and raise his hands (peace and blessings be upon him).
Therefore, it is obligatory for the believer to adhere to the Sunnah and not to deny what Allah has prescribed. However, in other places, raising the hands is not prescribed; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them in those places. So, in matters that existed during his time (peace and blessings be upon him) where he did not raise his hands, we do not raise them; because we follow his example (peace and blessings be upon him). The acts of worship that existed during his time where he did not raise his hands, we do not raise our hands in, such as the obligatory prayer. He did not raise his hands when saying the closing salam, nor did he raise them between the two prostrations to supplicate, nor did he raise them in the tashahhud before the salam to supplicate, nor did he raise them in the Friday sermon to supplicate, except in the case of asking for rain. If he asked for rain on Friday, he would raise his hands when seeking relief. He also did not raise his hands in the two 'Id sermons to supplicate. So we follow this example and do not raise our hands in the places where he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them; due to the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) : [Al-Ahzab: 21].
Likewise, when he performed ghusl for Friday, and did not perform ghusl for the Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, and 'Isha' prayers, we say: It is a recommended practice (sunnah) to perform ghusl for Friday; because he commanded it and performed it for that purpose. And ghusl is not prescribed for every obligatory prayer of the five daily prayers; because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do that, nor did he command it. So the Muslims follow and do not innovate. Thus, raising the hands is a recommended practice (sunnah) in supplication and one of the causes of acceptance, except in the places that existed during his time (peace and blessings be upon him) where he did not raise them, as we mentioned: the five obligatory prayers, the Friday sermon, the 'Id sermon, between the two prostrations, and in the tashahhud. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in these, and we follow his example in that (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.

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