The ruling on raising the hands during supplication

Question:
The questioner : This is a message sent from Libya by the brothers Ali Hasan al-'Arifi and Salim Mukhtar al-'Arifi, or al-'Araifi. The two brothers have one question, which is: We heard a fatwa from His Eminence Shaykh 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn Baz in which he said: Raising the hands during supplication is a religious innovation, and this was not reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor from the Companions. We have found in some hadiths that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in supplication until the whiteness of his armpits was visible. What is the correct position, and is there evidence for this?

Answer:
The Shaykh : The one who conveyed this statement to the brothers was not correct in his generalization. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in many places, and raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. He raised them in the prayer for rain until the whiteness of his armpits was visible, (peace and blessings be upon him). He supplicated in the prayer for rain, in the Friday sermon, and when he sought rain for the people in the desert, he raised his hands. He (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated and raised his hands in many places when he supplicated for people or against people, and in the qunut as well.
The Shaykh : What I pointed out was raising the hands after the taslim from the obligatory prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this in this specific place. When he would say the taslim from the Zuhr, or 'Asr, or Maghrib, or 'Isha', or Fajr, he would not raise his hands when he said the taslim from the obligatory prayer to supplicate. Rather, when he would say the taslim, he would say: facing the qiblah, then he would turn to the people and remember Allah, saying: , , . He did not raise his hands in this position, nor did he supplicate in this position with his hands raised. This is what we clarified for the people.
The Shaykh : So what a believer should do when he hears a statement is to verify it as it should be, and to convey it as he heard it, and not to add to it, and not to lie to the people. The one who said this statement to them, or who claimed that they heard this statement from him, was mistaken. Raising the hands is a recommended practice in supplication, and among the causes of it being answered; except in the places where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise them, such as after the prescribed prayers. One does not raise his hands during the tashahhud when supplicating before the taslim, nor after the taslim from the obligatory prayer, nor does he raise his hands between the two prostrations, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in this position. Likewise, in the Friday sermon, he did not raise his hands when he delivered the sermon to the people on Friday, or on the 'Eid, he did not raise his hands, (peace and blessings be upon him). He only raised them in the sermon for rain, (peace and blessings be upon him). And so in the other supplications, he would supplicate for people, or supplicate against them, and raise his hands, as in the qunut. When he supplicated against a group or for a group, he raised his hands, (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : And so in the supplications that a person makes in his home, or in any place where he supplicates to Allah, or after the voluntary prayer, or at any time, raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. In the hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: So raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered.
The Shaykh : And in another hadith, he (peace and blessings be upon him) 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]، وقال سبحانه: 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 indeed, Allah commanded the believers with what He commanded the messengers, so He said: O you who believe, eat of the good things We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah [al-Baqarah: 172], and He said: O messengers, eat of the good things and do righteous deeds [al-Mu'minun: 51]. Then he mentioned the man who travels a long distance, disheveled and covered in dust, stretching his hands to the sky: O my Lord! O my Lord! And his food is forbidden, his drink is forbidden, his clothing is forbidden, and he is nourished with what is forbidden, so how will that be answered? It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih.
The Shaykh : He (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified that raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered. So raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered, and persisting in supplication is among the causes of it being answered. But because he was consuming what is forbidden, this became among the causes of his supplication not being answered, due to his disobedience by consuming what is forbidden.
The Shaykh : So it is necessary for whoever listens to this program, or others of what we write in this position, or speak of, to be careful in the matter. It is not permissible for anyone to convey from me what he does not know, and I do not permit anyone to convey from me what he does not know until he hears my words on that, or sees a written statement from me that is established. Otherwise, the conveyance involves lying, and it involves truth. One should be careful in what the believer hears from people until he knows that it came from its owner with certainty. We ask Allah for success for everyone. Yes.

The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.