Is Raising Hands After Obligatory Salah Proven in Sunnah?

❀ 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.
 
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