Wipping face after dua

Vedo

Musliman
We can find a lot of text about wipping face after dua, but I found this, I dont now do you now it

Imam Bukhari r.a. in his book "Edebul Mufred" with his sened reported as that "Ebu Nuajm saw Abdullah Ibn Omar r.a. and Zubayr b. Avvam how wipping their faces after dua "

I am not cleared why 4 imams say that is mustahab to wip face, and now it is bidah?
 

thariq2005

Praise be to Allah!
As salaamu `alaykkum, read the fatwa below...


What is the ruling on wiping the face and body with the hands after making du’aa’, and kissing the eyes?.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is not prescribed to wipe the face after making du’aa’. There are many ahaadeeth which describe how the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) called upon his Lord in du’aa’, and there is no proven report that he used to wipe his face after making du’aa’.

Those who say that the face should be wiped quoted some ahaadeeth as evidence, but upon further examination they are not saheeh, and do not support one another.

As for the views of the scholars who say that it is not allowed to wipe the face, they include the following:

1 – Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: It is not known that anyone used to wipe his face after making du’aa’ except al-Hasan.

Al-‘Ilal al-Mutanaahiyah, 2/840, 841

2 – Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said: With regard to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) raising his hands when saying du’aa’, there are many saheeh ahaadeeth concerning this, but as for his wiping his face with his hands, there are only one or two hadeeths concerning that, and they cannot be taken as evidence.

Majmoo’ al-Fataawa, 22/519

3 – al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salaam said: No one wipes his face with his hands after saying du’aa’ except one who is ignorant.

Fataawa al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd al-Salaam, p. 47

If it is not permitted to wipe the face after making du’aa’, it is more likely that the person who says du’aa’ should not be allowed to wipe his body either, or to kiss his eyes.

Rather the scholars stated that kissing the thumbs and placing them on the eyes is a bid’ah that was introduced by some of the Sufi tareeqahs, and there is a hadeeth concerning that which is falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about the ruling on wiping the face with the hands after making du’aa’. He replied:

Wiping the face with the hands after making du’aa’ is more likely to be not prescribed in Islam, because the ahaadeeth that have been narrated concerning that are da’eef (weak). Shaykh al-Islam (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: They cannot be used as evidence. If we are not certain or we think it most likely that this is not prescribed, then it is better not to do it, because Islamic rulings cannot be proven on the basis of mere conjecture, unless we believe it to be mostly likely to be the case.

What I think about wiping the face with the hands after du’aa’ is that it is not Sunnah. As is well known, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) prayed for rain during his Friday khutbah and raised his hands, but it is not narrated that he wiped his face with them. Similarly in a number of ahaadeeth it says that the Prophet raised his hands, but there is no proof that he wiped his face. End quote.

Majmoo’ Fataawa Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, 14/question no. 781

And Allaah knows best.
Islam Q&A
 

sultanb

Junior Member
I have been trying to avoid this automatic reaction of wiping the face. I've noticed in one part of the world, when someone have successfully made a sale in trade, they fan the money to their goods and then wipe the money over their face and bodies.

My initial reaction is, well that seems kind of ignorant, there's nothing that will benefit them from doing that.

But then I wonder I wipe my face after salat and du'a. Is just to signal the end of salat, do I feel like something is placed in my hand after du'a and I shower with whatever is placed in my hand?

I prostrate now and say praises and du'a asking forgiveness. I figured that is more beneficial to me than wiping my face.

Allah knows best.
 

PeacefulHumanity

:)Smile! It's Sunnah
It's amazing how just about every practice we have that seems so routine is actually not allowed.

Now that I know this, what am I supposed to do after I make my dua? Just put my hands down?
 

ShahnazZ

Striving2BeAStranger
^Yup and that should then lead you to realize just how rampant bid'ah has become throughout the world. Some people have to find that they need to alter their lifestyles completely in order to adhere to Quran and Sunnah.
 

thariq2005

Praise be to Allah!
Assalamu `alaykum

My post was back in 2010 and that is one of the views of the scholars, i.e. it is bid`ah. Other scholars, like Ibn Hajar, Ibn Baaz etc. said that it is permissible and they based it on a hadeeth reported by al-Tirmidhi on the authority of `Umar that the Prophet :saw2: wiped his hands over his face (paraphrasing).

Now obviously, the scholars have disputed over the authenticity of the narration reported by al-Tirmidhi and many scholars weakened this narration. Scholars like al-Shinqeeti, ibn `Uthaymeen and Bakr Abu Zayd said that it is not an innovation, although they said that it is not legislated.

If a person is following the opinion of Ibn `Uthaymeen, then he does not do it. If a person follows the view of Ibn Hajar, then he has a choice of doing so. What is important is that we don't rebuke people for holding an opposing view to oursl.
 

sultanb

Junior Member
I think, bid'ah or not, the wiping of the face is not really much of an impact on our faith.

"Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets and gives wealth, in spite of love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask [for help], and for freeing slaves; [and who] establishes prayer and gives zakah; [those who] fulfill their promise when they promise; and [those who] are patient in poverty and hardship and during battle. Those are the ones who have been true, and it is those who are the righteous." 2.177

So if you feel like the du'a is not completed without a symbolize action such as wiping the face, then it's probably ok. I was weirded out by it at first when I chose to stop suddenly. I decided to put my hands to my chest/heart to kind of alleviate the feeling followed by a deep breath and release. Then I figured, well that doesn't have any benefit either. So sujood and exalting praises was the best option I could find.

Allah knows best.
 

finding light

Ya Rab! Forgive me..
^Yup and that should then lead you to realize just how rampant bid'ah has become throughout the world. Some people have to find that they need to alter their lifestyles completely in order to adhere to Quran and Sunnah.

Asalamualykum,

Yip! Absolutely correct. I am one such person. Also I have come to doubt everything i hear from a subcontinental person... which is really bad and sad, but thats how i have become. I dont believe anything anyone tells me about religion until I find out myself.
 

Seeking Allah's Mercy

Qul HuwaAllahu Ahud!
Assalamu `alaykum

My post was back in 2010 and that is one of the views of the scholars, i.e. it is bid`ah. Other scholars, like Ibn Hajar, Ibn Baaz etc. said that it is permissible and they based it on a hadeeth reported by al-Tirmidhi on the authority of `Umar that the Prophet :saw2: wiped his hands over his face (paraphrasing).

Now obviously, the scholars have disputed over the authenticity of the narration reported by al-Tirmidhi and many scholars weakened this narration. Scholars like al-Shinqeeti, ibn `Uthaymeen and Bakr Abu Zayd said that it is not an innovation, although they said that it is not legislated.

If a person is following the opinion of Ibn `Uthaymeen, then he does not do it. If a person follows the view of Ibn Hajar, then he has a choice of doing so. What is important is that we don't rebuke people for holding an opposing view to oursl.

Wasalamo`Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh,

I just came across the following narrations in a thread , I was confused and my quick search brought me here.

12.c. Supplicate with the palms of your hand upward.
The Prophet (s) said. “[…] Supplicate Allah with the palms of your hands; do not supplicate Him with their backs upwards. When you finish supplication, wipe your faces with them.”
Source: Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas in Sunan Abu Dawood, hadith #578.

My question is, is this narration saheeh? I'm thinking this one is different from the one you were talking about.
 

Hard Rock Moslem

I'm your brother
If a person is following the opinion of Ibn `Uthaymeen, then he does not do it. If a person follows the view of Ibn Hajar, then he has a choice of doing so. What is important is that we don't rebuke people for holding an opposing view to oursl.

I agree, that should be the way.
 
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