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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-159: MENGANGKAT TANGAN KETIKA BERDOA
Are there hadiths about raising the hands when making supplication?
Short answer
Several hadiths show that the Prophet SAW raised both hands when making supplication, among them the narration in al-Bukhari from Abu Musa RA about his prayer for Ubaid Abi Amir.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Several hadiths show that the Prophet SAW raised both hands when making supplication, among them the narration in al-Bukhari from Abu Musa RA about his prayer for Ubaid Abi Amir. A narration in al-Tirmidhi from Salman al-Farisi RA says that Allah is shy to return the raised hands of His servant empty. The author of Tuhfah al-Ahwazi states that many clear and authentic hadiths mention this. The conclusion is that raising the hands is part of the etiquette of supplication, as it expresses humility before Allah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Kesimpulannya, mengangkat tangan ketika berdoa termasuk di dalam adab-adab berdoa kerana ia menunjukkan tanda kita merendahkan diri di hadapan Allah SWT yang Maha Berkuasa.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-159: MENGANGKAT TANGAN KETIKA BERDOA”, 16 February 2017. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1025-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-159-mengangkat-tangan-ketika-berdoa. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/raising-hands-when-making-supplication/