The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after the obligatory and regular voluntary prayers

Question:
What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication after the regular voluntary prayer, the obligatory prayer, and after the adhan, and wiping the face with them after supplication?

Answer:
As for after the obligatory prayer, we do not know of any basis for it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands when he concluded his obligatory prayer, nor did the Companions. As for the regular voluntary prayers, we do not know of any harm in doing so, but it should not be done on a continuous basis; rather, it should be done sometimes and not others. This is because it was not established that he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands after the voluntary prayer on a continuous basis. So if he does it at times and supplicates to his Lord in the prayer of istikharah, or if he prays, seeks guidance, supplicates to his Lord, and raises his hands, or if at times he prays, supplicates to his Lord, and raises his hands, then raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance. Likewise, if an unexpected situation arises and he raises his hands and supplicates in his home, or in the mosque, or on the road, due to an unexpected situation, all of this is among the causes of acceptance. Raising the hands is among the causes of acceptance, and in the authentic hadith: .
But in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands, we do not raise them. For example: after the obligatory prayer, for example: the Friday sermon. He used to supplicate without raising his hands in the festival sermon; he supplicated without raising his hands. And so in his prayer: he supplicated at the end of the prayer before concluding it without raising his hands, he supplicated between the two prostrations without raising his hands, and he supplicated after the taslim without raising his hands in the obligatory prayers.
As for the voluntary prayers, we do not know of anything established from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding this. But due to the generality of the evidence, if he does it at times due to the generality in some of the voluntary prayers after them, or in other times, then that is among the causes of acceptance.