English
Al-Aswad, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him), reported: "I prayed Fajr with the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). When he finished, he turned and raised his hands and supplicated." [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah in Al-Musannaf]
This is supported by what Ibn As-Sunni narrated in Amal Al-Yawm wa Al-Laylah from Anas, from the Prophet (peace be upon him), who said: "There is no servant who spreads his hands after every prayer and says:
“O Allah, my Lord and the Lord of Ibrahim, Ishaq, and Yaqub, the Lord of Jibril, Mika’il, and Israfil, I ask You to answer my supplication, for I am in need. Protect me in my religion, for I am tested. Grant me Your mercy, for I am sinful. Remove poverty from me, for I am in need”
… except that Allah Almighty, in His infinite mercy, takes it upon Himself not to return his hands empty."
These narrations confirm the practice of supplication and raising the hands after the obligatory prayers, as established by the leader of the Prophets and the model of the righteous, as is clear to the wise scholars. This was stated by Mawlana Abdul Hayy Al-Laknawi in his Fatawa.
Arabic quotation in the English source
اللَّهُمَّ إِلَهِي، وَإِلَهَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوْبَ، وَإِلَهَ جِبْرِيلَ وَمِيكَائِيلَ وَإِسْرَافِيْلَ، أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تَسْتَجِيْبَ دَعْوَتِي؛ فَإِنِّي مُضْطَرُّ، وَتَعْصِمَنِي فِي دِينِي فَإِنِّي مُبْتَلَى، وَتَنَالَنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ، فَإِنِّي مُذْنِبُ، وَتَنْفِيَ عَنِّي الْفَقْرَ؛ فَإِنِّي مُتَمَسْكِنُ،
Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
ف: مولانا عبدالحی لکھنوی رحمہ اللہ نے اپنے فتاویٰ میں لکھا ہے کہ ان احادیث سے فرض نماز کے بعد دعا کرنا اور دعا میں دونوں ہاتھوں کا اٹھانا یہ دونوں باتیں سید الانبیاء اور پیشوائے اتقیاء صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے ثابت ہیں جو علماء اذکیاء پر مخفی نہیں۔