❀ Shar‘i Ruling on Making Duʿāʾ and Raising Hands After Obligatory Salah ❀
Source: Fatāwā ʿUlamāʾ-e-Ḥadīth, Kitāb al-Ṣalāh, Volume 1
✿ Question:
Should one raise their hands and make duʿāʾ after every obligatory prayer?
✿ Answer:
- Making duʿāʾ after obligatory prayers is established from the Prophet ﷺ both through his words and actions.
- However, raising the hands in duʿāʾ specifically after obligatory prayers is not authentically established from the Prophet ﷺ.
✿ Suggested Reading:
For a detailed discussion on this topic, refer to the treatise by Maulana Muhammad Safdar ʿUthmānī حفظه الله.
✔ Summary:
- ✅ Duʿāʾ after obligatory prayers is Sunnah.
- ❌ Raising hands during this duʿāʾ is not proven from the practice of the Prophet ﷺ.
Allah knows best.
