Raising hands in dua

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In Islam, Raising hands in Dua (Arabic: رفع اليدين في الدعاء) is the action of using hands to invoke Allah in dua.^[1][2]

Presentation[]

Raising the hands for dua is a sunnah and a mustahabb act of ibadah done by Muslims after fardh salah.^[3][4] When making a supplication, the Muslim should raise his hands with humility to Allah and do it in the way instructed by Muhammad.^[5][6]

Misconducts[]

Raising hands in Dua

Using one index finger in Dua

Raising hands in Dua

In few cases, Raising the hands in Dua is regarded as a forbidden action (Bidʻah) and should not be done during:^[7][8][9]

• Salah^[10]
• Khutbah
• Tawaf
• Sa'iye
• Ruku^[11]
•  [ar]
• Sujud
• Sitting in salah^[12]

Types[]

There are two ways to raise the hands to perform the Dua:^[13]

1. With both hands.^[14]
2. With just one index finger: This was done when the Prophet Muhammad was giving advices, when he was performing a Khutbah on the minbar.^[15]

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See also[]

• Dhikr
• Wird

References[]

External links[]

• Raise Your Hands to the Sky When Asking The Most High - Adab of Du'a 10 - Shaykh Faraz Rabbani on YouTube
• When to raise hands while making dua and is it necessary? - Sheikh Assim Al Hakeem on YouTube
• Making Dua after the prayer and raising hands on YouTube
• Is raising hands in Dua after prayer & dua in congregation Bid'ah? on YouTube
• Raising the Hands in Dua After Prayer - Mokhtar Maghraoui on YouTube