بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamān (رضي الله عنه) said: “Every act of worship that the Companions of the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) did not worship with, then do not worship with it.” (Link)
Shaykh Sālih al-Fawzān said:
“… As for raising the hands after the obligatory prayer, this is an innovation (bid’ah), because it was neither the action of the Prophet (ﷺ) nor that of his companions. They did not raise their hands after the obligatory prayers; rather, each one would make du’ā (to Allāh) to himself without raising his voice, without collective voices, and without one person, such as the Imām, making a supplication while the congregation says ‘Amīn.’ All of this is an innovation contrary to the guidance of the Prophet (ﷺ). “
Shaykh Al-Albānī was asked:
Questioner: Ok, what is the ruling on raising the hands to supplicate after the obligatory and Sunnah prayer?
Shaykh: (This is a) Bid’ah (innovation).
Shaykh Al-Albānī said elsewhere:
It has not been established in any authentic hadīth that the Prophet (ﷺ) would raise his hands after prayer…
And I find excellent the example which Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah struck concerning the difference between one who supplicates before his exit from prayer and one who supplicates after his exit from prayer. He says: The example of this and that is only like the example of a man who stands before a worthy king while having a need with him, so he is standing before him… not presenting his need nor requesting it from him while standing before him, then when he departs from him, he asks for his need from him.
So Allāh – The Mighty and Majestic – is more worthy that the praying person should turn to Him with whatever need he has while standing and remaining in prayer before Him…
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah said:
… making du’ā at the end of the prayer before concluding it is established and recommended by the mutawātir (mass-transmitted) sunnah and the agreement of the Muslims.
Rather, some of the salaf (predecessors) and khalaf (successors) have even held the view that du’ā at the end of prayer (before taslīm) is obligatory. They made obligatory the du’ā which the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded at the end of the prayer when he said:
> “When one of you finishes the Tashahhud, let him seek refuge with Allāh from four things: from the punishment of Hell, from the punishment of the grave, from the trial of life and death, and from the trial of the False Messiah (Dajjāl).”
(Reported by Muslim and others)
Tawūs used to order anyone who did not make this du’ā to repeat their prayer, and this is also the opinion of some of the followers of (Imām) Ahmad.
And similarly, in the hadīth of Ibn Mas’ūd, the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
> “Then let him choose whatever supplication he prefers/pleases him most.” (Reported by Bukhārī and others)
And in the hadith of Ā’ishah and others, it is mentioned that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to make du’ā in this position (i.e. before taslīm), and there are many hadīths (confirming) this.
The contextual appropriateness in that is clear: for indeed the one praying is engaged in (a private/direct) conversation with their Lord [see Sahīh Bukhārī 413], So as long as they are in prayer and have not departed (from it), they are in a (private/direct) conversation with their Lord. Thus, supplication at that time is appropriate to their state.
However, when they (conclude the prayer and) turn away to the people from their direct/private conversation with Allāh, it is no longer a place of direct/private conversation and supplication for them, but rather a moment for His dhikr (remembrance) and praise (to be sent) upon Him.
Thus, direct/private conversation and du’a are (more befitting) during the state of directing (one’s self) and turning to Him in prayer, while dhikr and praise are more appropriate after concluding the prayer. (Majmū al-Fatāwā 22/515)
Sh. Albānī:
السائلة : طيب ، ما حكم رفع اليدين للدعاء بعد الصلاة في الفرض والسنة ؟
الشيخ : بدعة .
Sh. Albānī
لم يثبُتْ في حديث صحيح أن النبي – صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم – كان يرفع يديه بعد الصلاة…
وأستحسن ذلك المثل الذي ضَرَبَه شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية ببيان الفرق بين مَن يدعو قبل خروجه من الصلاة ، ومَن يدعو بعد خروجه من الصلاة ، يقول : ما مَثَل هذا وذاك إلا كمثل رجل يقوم بين يدي ملك جدير وله عنده حاجة ، فهو قائم بين يديه … لا يعرض حاجته ولا يطلبها منه وهو قائم بين يديه ، فإذا ما انصرف عنه طلب حاجته منه ، فالله – عز وجل – أولى أن يتوجَّه المصلي بما له حاجة إليه وهو قائم بين يديه يصلي ولا يزال في صلاته ، والله – عز وجل – … عليه .
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Sh. Fawzān:
وأضاف فضيلته: أما رفع اليدين بعد الفريضة فهذا بدعة، لأنه لم يكن من فعل النبي ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ولا من فعل صحابته، ما كانوا يرفعون أيديهم بعد الفرائض؛ وإنما كل يدعو لنفسه دون رفع صوت، ودون صوت جماعي، ودون واحد يدعو أو الإمام يدعو والجماعة يؤمنون، كل هذا من البدع المخالفة لهدي الرسول ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم
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