48/11. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3386 — Raising Hands in Dua
What Has Been Related About Raising The Hands When Supplicating
Raising Hands in Dua Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3386
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3386
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُوسَى، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ عِيسَى الْجُهَنِيُّ، عَنْ حَنْظَلَةَ بْنِ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ الْجُمَحِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فِي الدُّعَاءِ لَمْ يَحُطَّهُمَا حَتَّى يَمْسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى فِي حَدِيثِهِ لَمْ يَرُدَّهُمَا حَتَّى يَمْسَحَ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى . وَقَدْ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ وَهُوَ قَلِيلُ الْحَدِيثِ وَقَدْ حَدَّثَ عَنْهُ النَّاسُ حَنْظَلَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ ثِقَةٌ وَثَّقَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ .
Umar bin Al-Khattab [may Allah be pleased with him] narrated: “Whenever The Messenger Of Allah Would Raise His Hands In Supplication, He Would Not Lower Them Until He Had Wiped His Face With Them.”
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3386In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 17English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3386
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3386
This hadith about raising hands in dua describes a reported action of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم. Umar bin Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم raised his hands in supplication, he would not lower them until he had wiped his face with them. The report is focused on a specific gesture during dua. It does not give a long ruling or list every situation. So the safe way to understand it is to say that this narration records raising the hands in supplication and wiping the face afterward. For people searching for dua with raised hands hadith, this text gives a direct description of that practice.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم raising his hands in supplication.
- It mentions wiping the face before lowering the hands.
- The hadith focuses on a specific manner of dua.
- A Muslim should be careful not to add details beyond the text.
