Oh subhanaAllaah, did you know this?

IHearIslam

make dua 4 ma finals
:salam2: respected brothers and dear sisters in Islam.

I hope this reaches you in the best of health/immaan!

Did you guys know about this?
Raising the hands in supplication after the prayer
Question:

Raising the hands in duaa (supplication) after the 5 prayers – is the raising of them established from the Prophet sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam or not? And if it is not established, then is it permissible to raise them after the 5 prayers or not?
Answer:

It is not established from the Prophet (sal Allaahu alaiyhi wa sallam) as far as we know that he raised his hands in duaa after the salaam in the obligatory prayers – and to raise them after the salaam in the obligatory prayer is in opposition to the Sunnah.
And with Allaah is the tawfeeq. And may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and his Companions.

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I learned about it when I was reading a book called Beneficial Topics Regarding Fiqh Tawheed and Aqeedah by Sheikh Yahya Al-hajoori. I was surprised to read it then because it's a common mistake many people make. SubhanaAllaah, and finding out it's not from the sunnah just makes me want question every practice done by the majority of Muslims today.
:tti_sister:May Allaah protect us from following Ahlu-Bid'ah (the people of innovation)ameen
 

ilyas_eh

Used to be active here!
wa alaykkum assalaam wa rahmathullahi wa barakatuhu...

YES sister! it came as a biggest surprise for me when i learnt it few months before.
i learnt it from TTI only.

infact, that thread has many good details about bidah.

Research on bidah
 

Janaan

ربنا اغفر لنا ذنوبنا
Staff member
As-salamu 'Aleykum!!

Wait a min, I didn't really get this. So is this saying that raising your hand to make du'aa "after you finish doing tasbeeh" is bid'ah, or raising your hands to make dua'aa "right after you say salaam"?? I think it's the latter, but i just need it to be clarified.
 

Abu Talib

Feeling low
As-salamu 'Aleykum!!

Wait a min, I didn't really get this. So is this saying that raising your hand to make du'aa "after you finish doing tasbeeh" is bid'ah, or raising your hands to make dua'aa "right after you say salaam"?? I think it's the latter, but i just need it to be clarified.

After the Fardh Salah
 

slaveofAllah88

Slave of Allah (swt)
aslam o alaikum

I dont understand, dua can be made anytime, you are making dua to Allah (swt) you are seeking his protection his mercy and many times fard is all you can pray so u cant even make dua now?
 

Abu Talib

Feeling low
aslam o alaikum

I dont understand, dua can be made anytime, you are making dua to Allah (swt) you are seeking his protection his mercy and many times fard is all you can pray so u cant even make dua now?

Nah.... it's just about making Dua by raising hands after Fardh Salah that's not allowed.
 

Abu Talib

Feeling low
But .... fajr , asr, ends with fard so i cant even make dua then ? and many times in zuhr i only have time to pray fard so no dua?

You can make Dua when ever you like any time but the point here is only making it while raising your hands after Salah. There is no evidence that suggest this was done by the Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam after the Salah.
 

Seeking Allah's Mercy

Qul HuwaAllahu Ahud!
:salam2:wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu....

Hold on a sec brothers and sister i'm totally like:confused:!!

raising hands is bidah if it's done:

1)after salah(on completing it)

2)after fardh(in between salah).

3)like the bro asked what about salah that ends in fardh??

4)i read a hadith somewhere here,that raising hands for dua is liked by ALLAH.and that He sobahanuhu wa taa'la doesn't refuses his slave when he raises his hands for dua(i'll post it if i fined it inshallah)

so confusing!!!which one of the above is bida'h
 

BADTASTEBEARS

Fear Allah
:salam2:wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu....

Hold on a sec brothers and sister i'm totally like:confused:!!

raising hands is bidah if it's done:

1)after salah(on completing it)

2)after fardh(in between salah).

3)like the bro asked what about salah that ends in fardh??

4)i read a hadith somewhere here,that raising hands for dua is liked by ALLAH.and that He sobahanuhu wa taa'la doesn't refuses his slave when he raises his hands for dua(i'll post it if i fined it inshallah)

so confusing!!!which one of the above is bida'h

Yup im confused either. I've heard about the hadith about raising hands while making dua too.
 

Gernada1492

A Muslim
Holding hands while making dua is from one of Ethics ( "Adaab") of making dua. How it wud feel if u ask ALLAH withoout holding ur hands up

try it urself once and you will get teh idea. It wil remove the sense of ownership and complete control of ALLAH over you.
 

Abu Talib

Feeling low
It was not narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) or from any of his companions, as far as we know, that they used to raise their hands and say du’aa’ after praying an obligatory prayer. Hence we know that this is a bid’ah (innovation), because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever does anything that is not in accordance with this matter of ours (Islam) will have it rejected.” (narrated by Muslim in his Saheeh, 3243). And he said: “Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours (Islam) that is not part of it will have it rejected.” (Saheeh – agreed upon).

However, reciting du’aa’ without raising one’s hands and without reciting it in unison is fine, because evidence to that effect was reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), indicating that he made du’aa’ both before and after prayer. The same applies to making du’aa’ after praying naafil prayers, because there is no evidence to indicate that this should not be done, even if one raises one’s hands, because raising the hands is one of the means of having one’s du’aa’ answered. But that should not be done all the time, rather only sometimes, because it was not reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to make du’aa’ raising his hands after every naafil prayer. All goodness rests in following the example of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Indeed in the Messenger of Allaah (Muhammad) you have a good example to follow”[al-Ahzaab 33:21]

From Majmoo’ Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi’ah li Samaahat al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him), 11/168.

Praise be to Allaah.

It is important to note that du’aa’ is an act of worship, and every act of worship should only be done on the basis of evidence (daleel). The basic principle here is that the hands should be raised when making du’aa’, except when the du’aa’ is part of another act of worship, in which case raising the hands is regarded as an additional action (and should not be done). Examples of such acts of worship include salaah (prayer), khutbah (sermon), tawaaf (circumambulation of the Ka’bah), sa’ee (running between al-Safaa and Marwah), etc. Salaah includes du’aa’ at the beginning of the prayer, in rukoo’ (bowing), when standing up from rukoo’, in the two sajdahs (prostrations) and in the sitting between the two prostrations – but whoever raises his hands in these places is considered to have committed an act of bid’ah (reprehensible innovation). The same applies to raising the hands when making du’aa’ on the minbar, except in the case of istisqaa’ (praying for rain). And the same applies when making du’aa’ when doing tawaaf or sa’ee.

When there is evidence to show that it is permissible to raise the hands in certain situation, then there is no dispute. Any du’aa’ which has not been narrated in a report and which is not part of another act of worship is regarded as general du’aa’; in this case there is nothing wrong with raising the hands. It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke of a man who raised his hands to the sky and said, “O Lord, O Lord,” whilst his food was haraam, his drink was haraam, his clothing was haraam, he had been nourished with haraam, so how could his du’aa’ be answered?

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah feels shy to let His slave raise his hands to Him and bring them back empty.” – and other ahaadeeth.

With regard to raising the hands after a naafil prayer, if that is not a du’aa’ that is regularly offered, such as when a man is faced with some emergency, and he calls upon Allaah at that moment, there is nothing wrong with that. But if he regularly makes du’aa’ and raises his hands after praying an obligatory prayer, there is no clear daleel to support doing so

islamqa
 

ahmed_indian

to Allah we belong
raising hands is bidah if it's done:

1)after salah(on completing it)

no, its not bidah.

2)after fardh(in between salah).

many scholars like Sh. Assim Al Hakim says not to make a regular habit. do it sometimes and avoid it sometimes.

3)like the bro asked what about salah that ends in fardh??

same as above

4)i read a hadith somewhere here,that raising hands for dua is liked by ALLAH.and that He sobahanuhu wa taa'la doesn't refuses His slave when he raises his hands for dua

yes, you are right.
 

IbnAdam77

Travelling towards my grave.
aslam o alaikum

I dont understand, dua can be made anytime, you are making dua to Allah (swt) you are seeking his protection his mercy and many times fard is all you can pray so u cant even make dua now?

wa'alaikumussalam warahmatullahi wabarakatuh my brother in Islam.

Making Du'a and raising hands for it, is two different things. Prayer is the most beloved act of worship to Allah, and it is to be done according to the Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wsallam)'s Sunnah right?

Narrated Malik: We came to the Prophet and we were young men nearly of equal ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's Apostle was a very kind man and when he realized our longing for our families, he asked us about those whom we had left behind. When we informed him, he said, "Go back to your families and stay with them and teach them (religion) and order them (to do good deeds). The Prophet mentioned things some of which I remembered and some I did not. Then he said, "Pray as you have seen me praying, and when it is the time of prayer, one of you should pronounce the call (Adhan) for the prayer and the eldest of you should lead the prayer. " (Sahih Bukhari)

So it is Obligatory on us to find what he (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) did and what he did not. The great 'Ulamas of this Ummah (may Allah have mercy on them all) says that it is not recorded from the prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam), his Sahaba (radiyallahu 'anhum) and Taabi'een that they raised their hands when they made supplications after Fard prayer.

That does not mean we cannot supplicate, as I said earlier. Only that we should not raise hands when making Du'a after Fard Salah as we are not to add anything which is not in Sunnah. We can do it after Nawaafils according to 'Ulama, and in other circumstances too.

As other brothers and sisters mentioned, there are many authentic Hadiths that Prophet (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam) raised hands to sky, and in some occasions, raised much higher even (for example in the prayer for rain (Istisqaa) ).

I hope it helped you in clarifying that doubt my dear beloved brother.

wassalam 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh
 

sister2

Junior Member
I think this is somewhat ridiculous!

It may be that the Prophet SAWs did not raise his hands while making dua after salaah. (I do not know, I have insufficient knowledge of this).

However, I do not see how something that is NOT against the principles of sharia and NOT considered to be obligatory is bi'dah. If it was seen an obligatory to raise ones hands after salah to make dua then that could be considered bi'dah.

While it is the practise of many muslims to make dua after salaah and raise their hands when doing so, I am not aware of anyone saying that this is obligatory and MUST be done? Please correct me if I am wrong.

I think saying something is NOT allowed because it has not been established in the sunnah yet is NOT contradictory to any laws of Islam, is actually what might be considered an innovation (bidah) !

Has the Beloved Prophet SAW ever said that one should NOT raise ones hands when making dua after salaah?

I might be missing something but I am amazed at the 'logic' here. Using the same 'logic': if it is not the sunnah to eat cornflakes for breakfast then doing so must be bidah???
I dont mean to make light of the subject but I am trying to understand the logic for saying something is Bi'dah. That is to me not a light claim!

May Allah forgive me and guide me if I am incorrect in my understanding.
 

Peaceful661

Junior Member
this is probably mubbah(optional) but then there is a sahih hadith that says that Dua's are accepted after the fardh prayer(Mishkat). So in my opinion we should not make it a habit, do it sometimes and leave it sometimes.
 

IbnAhmad

Junior Member
The smallest Bid'ah is to specify the unspecified. And with Du'a after Salaah being Bid'ah means to make it a habit and do it after each and every Salaah for the sake of raising hands like we see in many of the average Sunni Masajids. But this not something we should be raising voices about.

And Allah SWT knows best.
 
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