FatwaFederal TerritoriesEthics, Remembrance & Supplication
AL-KAFI #1318 : HUKUM TERBALIKKAN TANGAN SEMASA BERDOA TOLAK BALA
Is it permissible and in line with the Sunnah to turn the hands over while making a supplication to ward off calamity?
Short answer
Turning the hands so that the backs face the sky when supplicating to repel calamity and affliction is recommended, as it accords with the apparent meaning of Anas's hadith on the rain prayer.
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
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Ethics, Remembrance & Supplication
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Turning the hands so that the backs face the sky when supplicating to repel calamity and affliction is recommended, as it accords with the apparent meaning of Anas's hadith on the rain prayer. When asking for something to be granted, the palms face the sky instead. The fatwa notes that scholars do not all agree because they understand the hadith differently, but a person who practises this view is not to be rebuked.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Disunatkan untuk melakukannya ketika seseorang berdoa untuk menjauhkan bala dan musibah.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1318 : HUKUM TERBALIKKAN TANGAN SEMASA BERDOA TOLAK BALA”, 5 July 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3549-al-kafi-1318-hukum-terbalikkan-tangan-semasa-berdoa-tolak-bala. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/turning-hands-over-when-supplicating-against-calamity/