The ruling on raising the hands in supplication after departing from the obligatory prayer
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Question:
Is the regular practice of raising the hands and making supplication immediately after concluding the prayer a recommended practice (sunnah) or not?
Answer:
Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah) in supplication, as the hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate. Indeed, supplication has causes for its being answered, among which are: the humility of the heart and its turning toward Allah, being in a state of ritual purity, and being in times of answered supplication, such as the last part of the night, or between the call to prayer (adhan) and the second call (iqamah), or during prostration, or at the end of the prayer before the closing salam.
And among the causes of answered supplication is raising the hands, as in the hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him) where he said:Mishkat al-Masabih 2244 And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in supplication, and he raised his hands in the supplication for aid when he addressed the people on Friday, and he sought rain in his sermon and raised his hands in the prayer for rain.
And likewise, when he went out to the desert, prayed with the people, and delivered a sermon to them, he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in the prayer for rain.
But after the obligatory prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this, neither in the midday prayer (Dhuhr), nor the afternoon prayer (Asr), nor the sunset prayer (Maghrib), nor the night prayer (Isha), nor the dawn prayer (Fajr). It is not recorded that he used to raise his hands when he concluded the obligatory prayer. Therefore, it should be that one does not raise his hands in this situation, because this constitutes a religious innovation (bid'ah), as it is something that was not done in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). His leaving it is a proof, just as his doing it is a proof. Just as raising the hands in the prayer for rain and in supplication in other places is a recommended practice (sunnah) and a cause of answered supplication, so not raising the hands upon completing the obligatory prayers, such as Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr, is the recommended practice (sunnah), because he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in these situations, meaning: after the obligatory prayer.
And likewise, after he departed from the Friday prayer after the salam, he did not raise his hands. And likewise, in the Friday sermon, if he did not seek rain, he did not raise his hands. And in the festival sermon, if he did not seek rain, he did not raise his hands. So the believer does not raise his hands, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in leaving it, just as we follow his example in doing it (peace and blessings be upon him).
And likewise, one does not raise his hands between the two prostrations in his supplication between the two prostrations, nor does he raise his hands in his supplication before the salam in the prayer before he says the salam; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in these situations. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: His doing it is a proof, and his leaving it is a proof (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Is the regular practice of raising the hands and making supplication immediately after concluding the prayer a recommended practice (sunnah) or not?
Answer:
Raising the hands is among the causes of supplication being answered, and it is a recommended practice (sunnah) in supplication, as the hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) indicate. Indeed, supplication has causes for its being answered, among which are: the humility of the heart and its turning toward Allah, being in a state of ritual purity, and being in times of answered supplication, such as the last part of the night, or between the call to prayer (adhan) and the second call (iqamah), or during prostration, or at the end of the prayer before the closing salam.
And among the causes of answered supplication is raising the hands, as in the hadith from him (peace and blessings be upon him) where he said:
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 صفرًاAnd likewise, when he went out to the desert, prayed with the people, and delivered a sermon to them, he (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands in the prayer for rain.
But after the obligatory prayers, he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do this, neither in the midday prayer (Dhuhr), nor the afternoon prayer (Asr), nor the sunset prayer (Maghrib), nor the night prayer (Isha), nor the dawn prayer (Fajr). It is not recorded that he used to raise his hands when he concluded the obligatory prayer. Therefore, it should be that one does not raise his hands in this situation, because this constitutes a religious innovation (bid'ah), as it is something that was not done in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). His leaving it is a proof, just as his doing it is a proof. Just as raising the hands in the prayer for rain and in supplication in other places is a recommended practice (sunnah) and a cause of answered supplication, so not raising the hands upon completing the obligatory prayers, such as Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha, and Fajr, is the recommended practice (sunnah), because he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in these situations, meaning: after the obligatory prayer.
And likewise, after he departed from the Friday prayer after the salam, he did not raise his hands. And likewise, in the Friday sermon, if he did not seek rain, he did not raise his hands. And in the festival sermon, if he did not seek rain, he did not raise his hands. So the believer does not raise his hands, following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in leaving it, just as we follow his example in doing it (peace and blessings be upon him).
And likewise, one does not raise his hands between the two prostrations in his supplication between the two prostrations, nor does he raise his hands in his supplication before the salam in the prayer before he says the salam; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands in these situations. The scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) said: His doing it is a proof, and his leaving it is a proof (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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