Did the Prophet raise his hands in supplication in all circumstances?
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Question:
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands in supplication in all circumstances?
Answer:
He raised his hands in specific places and in the case of incidental supplication. There are also places where he would supplicate without raising his hands, peace and blessings be upon him. It is established that he raised his hands during the prayer for rain when the Muslims sought his aid on a Friday during the sermon; he raised his hands. Likewise, when he went out to the desert, prayed two units, delivered a sermon to the people, and supplicated, he raised his hands, peace and blessings be upon him. And when he would supplicate for someone, he would raise his hands, peace and blessings be upon him.
This is established in many hadiths regarding the raising of the hands. It is part of the Sunnah and is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
Among this is what is established in Sahih Muslim from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: إن الله تعالى طيب ولا يقبل إلا طيبًا، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ[البقرة:172]، يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا[المؤمنون:51]، ثم ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب! يا رب! ومطعمه حرام، ومشربه حرام، وملبسه حرام، وغذي بالحرام؛ فأنى يستجاب لذلك Indeed, Allah the Exalted is pure and does not accept except what is pure. And Allah commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, saying: "O you who believe, eat from the good things We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah" [al-Baqarah: 172], and "O messengers, eat from the good things and do righteous deeds" [al-Mu'minun: 51]. Then he mentioned a man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, extending his hands to the sky, saying, "O my Lord! O my Lord!" while his food is forbidden, his drink is forbidden, his clothing is forbidden, and he is nourished with what is forbidden; so how will his supplication be answered? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that extending the hands to the sky is one of the causes of supplication being answered. However, because the man had immersed himself in what is forbidden in many ways, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, considered it unlikely that his supplication would be answered due to his engagement in what is forbidden. From this, it is known that raising the hands is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
In the other hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) says:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244 meaning: empty.
This indicates the legitimacy of raising the hands in supplication and that it is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
However, there are other places where he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not raise his hands, such as supplication between the two prostrations, and supplication at the end of the prayer before the closing salam; he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not raise his hands. Likewise, in supplication after the five obligatory prayers—Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr—he did not raise his hands. The Sunnah in such cases is not to raise the hands; rather, raising them in such cases is a religious innovation, because he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not do it, nor did his Companions. He, peace and blessings be upon him, did not point to any good except what he indicated, and did not warn against any evil except what he cautioned about. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands in supplication in all circumstances?
Answer:
He raised his hands in specific places and in the case of incidental supplication. There are also places where he would supplicate without raising his hands, peace and blessings be upon him. It is established that he raised his hands during the prayer for rain when the Muslims sought his aid on a Friday during the sermon; he raised his hands. Likewise, when he went out to the desert, prayed two units, delivered a sermon to the people, and supplicated, he raised his hands, peace and blessings be upon him. And when he would supplicate for someone, he would raise his hands, peace and blessings be upon him.
This is established in many hadiths regarding the raising of the hands. It is part of the Sunnah and is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
Among this is what is established in Sahih Muslim from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he said: إن الله تعالى طيب ولا يقبل إلا طيبًا، وإن الله أمر المؤمنين بما أمر به المرسلين فقال تعالى: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَيِّبَاتِ مَا رَزَقْنَاكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِلَّهِ[البقرة:172]، يَا أَيُّهَا الرُّسُلُ كُلُوا مِنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا[المؤمنون:51]، ثم ذكر الرجل يطيل السفر أشعث أغبر يمد يديه إلى السماء يا رب! يا رب! ومطعمه حرام، ومشربه حرام، وملبسه حرام، وغذي بالحرام؛ فأنى يستجاب لذلك Indeed, Allah the Exalted is pure and does not accept except what is pure. And Allah commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, saying: "O you who believe, eat from the good things We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah" [al-Baqarah: 172], and "O messengers, eat from the good things and do righteous deeds" [al-Mu'minun: 51]. Then he mentioned a man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, extending his hands to the sky, saying, "O my Lord! O my Lord!" while his food is forbidden, his drink is forbidden, his clothing is forbidden, and he is nourished with what is forbidden; so how will his supplication be answered? The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mentioned that extending the hands to the sky is one of the causes of supplication being answered. However, because the man had immersed himself in what is forbidden in many ways, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, considered it unlikely that his supplication would be answered due to his engagement in what is forbidden. From this, it is known that raising the hands is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
In the other hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) says:
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 صفرًاThis indicates the legitimacy of raising the hands in supplication and that it is one of the causes of supplication being answered.
However, there are other places where he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not raise his hands, such as supplication between the two prostrations, and supplication at the end of the prayer before the closing salam; he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not raise his hands. Likewise, in supplication after the five obligatory prayers—Zuhr, 'Asr, Maghrib, 'Isha', and Fajr—he did not raise his hands. The Sunnah in such cases is not to raise the hands; rather, raising them in such cases is a religious innovation, because he, peace and blessings be upon him, did not do it, nor did his Companions. He, peace and blessings be upon him, did not point to any good except what he indicated, and did not warn against any evil except what he cautioned about. And success is from Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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