by Asma bint Shameem đżANSWER There were times and places when the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam raised his hands while making duaa and there were times and places when he did NOT raise his hands while making duaa. The Friday Khutbah is one of the places when he Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam did NOT raise his hands while making duaa. Nor is there any report of the Sahaabah raising their hands while they were listening to the Imaam making duaa during the khutbah, except when praying salaat al-Istisqaaâ, the prayer for rain. So if they didnât do it, we shouldnât be doing it either. In fact some of the Sahaabah were upset when they saw someone making duaa raising their hands during the Jumuâah khutbah. You see, making duaa is an act of worship. And every act of worship has to have PROOF from the Qurâaan or authentic Sunnah, otherwise itâs not permissible. If we donât have proof from the Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam or the Sahaabah for raising the hands during the Jumuâah khutbah, then we shouldnât be doing that either. That applies to both the Imaam and the attendees. We should just quietly say Ameen to the Imaamâs duaas WITHOUT raising our hands. đżWhen Umaarah ibn Ruâaybah radhi Allaahu anhu saw Bishr ibn Marwaan on the minbar raising his hands (during Friday khutbah), he said: âMay Allaah make these two hands ugly. I saw the Messenger of Allaah Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam doing no more than this with his hand,â and he pointed with his forefinger.â (Muslim) đImaam an-Nawawi said: âThis indicates that the Sunnah is NOT to raise the hands during the khutbah,â đShaikh ibn Uthaymeen said: âRaising the hands when the imaam is delivering the khutbah on Friday is not prescribed in shareeâah. The Sahaabah denounced Bishr ibn Marwaan when he raised his hands during the Friday khutbah. But an exception is made in the case of prayers for rain (istisqaaâ), because it is proven that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) raised his hands when praying to Allaah for rain during the Friday khutbah, and the people raised their hands with him. But apart from that one should not raise one's hands when making duâaaâ during the Friday khutbah.â (Fataawa Arkaan al-Islam, p. 392) And Allaah knows best
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