Raising the Hands in Dua During the Khutbah

QUESTION:

What is the verdict of a person who raises his hands while the Imaam is making Dua in the Khutbah?

ANSWER:

It is recorded in the Kitaabs of Fiqh that one should not raise the hands and make Dua while the Imaam is making Dua in the Khutbah. Neither should one say ‘Aameen’ verbally. If a person does so, then he will be sinful. One should merely say ‘Aameen’ in the heart.

وقال البقالي في مختصره وإذا شرع في الدعاء لا يجوز للقوم رفع اليدين ولا تأمين باللسان جهرا فإن فعلوا ذلك أثموا وقيل أساءوا ولا إثم عليهم والصحيح هو الأول وعليه الفتوى (الدر المختار و حاشية ابن عابدين 2/158)

ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!

ANSWERED BY:

Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani

Date: 01 Dhul Qa’dah 1446 / 30 April 2025

CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:

Mufti Yacoob Vally Saheb