1. Ruling on raising the hands when offering supplication (du‘aa’) after burying the deceased

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What is the ruling on raising the hands in supplication when one
offers supplication (du'aa') in thegraveyard after the burial?
Praise be to Allah.
The basic principle is to raise thehands when offering supplication
(du'aa') except in some cases where it is not prescribed to raise the
hands. This has been discussed previously in the answer to question
no. 11543
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If he offers
supplication and raises his hands, this is one of the means of having
the supplication answered, except in some cases where the Prophet
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not raise his hands, so
we should not do that either, such as during the khutbah on
Friday,when the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did
not raise his hands unless hewas praying for rain (istisqa'), in which
case he did raise his hands. The same applies between the two
prostrations and before saying the salaam at the end of the tahajjud;
the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not raise
his hands, so we should not raise our hands in these cases where he
(blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) did not raise his hands,
because his doing something is proof and his not doing something is
proof. Similarly, after saying the salaam at the end of the five daily
prayers, the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used
to recite adhkaar as prescribed in Islam, without raising his hands,
so weshould not raise our hands either in that case, following his
example. As for the cases in which he (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him) did raise his hands, the Sunnah in those cases is to raise
the hands, following his example and because that is one of the means
of having supplications answered. The same applies to cases in which
the Muslim may offer supplication to his Lord and there is no report
from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) to
indicate whether he raised his hands or not. In such cases we may
raise our hands, because of the hadeeths which indicate that raising
the hands is one of the means of having the supplication answered, as
statedabove.
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 26/146
An-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Chapter: it ismustahabb
to raise the hands when offering supplication outside of prayer. Then
he (may Allah have mercy on him) quoteda number of hadeeths which
indicate that it is permissible to raise the hands when offering
supplication outside of prayer… Then he said: There are many hadeeths
concerning this issue other than those I have quoted, but those that I
have quoted are sufficient. The point is that it should be understood
that the one who claims that raising the hands should be limited to
the cases mentioned in the hadeeth is mistaken.
End quote from Sharh at-Tahdheeb, 3/489
Shaykh Ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: Should
supplication be offered at the grave by raising one's hands?
He replied: If one raises the hands there is nothing wrong with it,
because of the report proven from the Prophet (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) in the hadeeth of 'Aa'ishah (may Allah be pleased
with her), according to which he(blessings and peace of Allah be upon
him) visited the graves, raised his hands and offered supplication for
their occupants. Narrated by Muslim.
End quote from Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 13/337
Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
with regard to offering supplication for him after the burial, it is
proven in a report narrated by Abu Dawood that the Prophet (blessings
and peace of Allah be upon him) would, after burying the deceased,
stand over him and say: "Pray for forgiveness for your brother and ask
for him to be made steadfast, for now he isbeing questioned." If
someone raises his hands when asking for forgiveness for him, there is
nothing wrong with that, and if someone does not raise his hands and
says "O Allah, forgive him; O Allah, forgive him; O Allah,forgive him;
O Allah make him steadfast; O Allah, make him steadfast; O Allah, make
him steadfast," then leaves, (that is also acceptable).
End quote from Liqa' al-Baab al-Maftooh. No. 82
Shaykh 'Abd al-Muhsin al-'Abbaad (may Allah preserve him) was asked
about the rulingon raising the hands when offering supplication for
the deceased after burying him.
He replied: The matter is broad in scope. We do not know of anything
to indicate that it is proven or that it is not allowed. So the
individual may raise his hands or not. The issue of raising the hands
or not may be as follows::->

My Heart

When the coals of faith are cooling off inside you;
and you feel like all you do is act a part;
When you're desperate for one ember that's still burning -
you will find it, hot and glowing, in my heart.
When you've lost that smiling image of yourself,
and you don't know where to stand or where to start;
When you're looking for your compass and your candle,
you will find them, safe and protected, in my heart.
When some people label you a failure,
and the accusation pierces like a dart;
There's one to whom you've always been an angel;
I still love you, I still see you, in my heart.
Everything that's good and sweet about you -
and there's so much, you're a living work of art -
is alive in me, I've kept it like a songbird,
soaring still and calling in my heart.

You Are One

The trees and shadows
are black and brown -
I'm afraid to turn around -
then I hear a sound
like a trumpet call,
ringing like the dawn,
orange and clean.
It's the call of the One,
a perfect Quran,
revealed upon a man
and lights the world like a sun.
It shines on my skin
and warms my mind.
I stride through the trees
tall like a woodsman -
no fear now.
You call and I come,
O Allah, As-Salam,
You are the One.

For Every Trouble, Allah Helps You Double

For every setback, Allah has a comeback. For every trouble, He helps
you double. Every day He shows you the way. Alhamdulillah.
Allah does not get tired of you. Hedoes not write you off, or forget
about you, or give up on you. In fact, when you need Him and call on
Him, He comes to you quickly, at speed, rushing to help you:
The Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said, "Allah the Most High
said, 'I am as My servant thinks (expects) I am. I am with him when he
mentions Me. If he mentions Me to himself, I mention him to Myself;
and if he mentions Me in an assembly, I mention him in an assembly
greater than it. If he draws near to Me a hand's length, I draw near
to him an arm's length. Andif he comes to Me walking, I go to him at
speed.'" [Sahih Al-Bukhari]
What an amazing, benevolent, merciful God is Allah. He is Master of
all: He could have been capricious, selfish, or destructive, and we
would have been helplesspawns, unable to help ourselves or be helped.
But that is not His nature. In hundreds of verses of the Quran, Allah
Almighty describes Himself as "Ghafurun Rahim", that is One Who
forgives and has mercy.