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"Is wiping the face after dua bidah?" By Sheikh Mumtaz Ul Haq. It is not Bid'ah to wipe the face upon the completion of du'a. This was the sunnah and practice of Rasulullah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) and we are encouraged to do so. 1) عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال : كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إذا رفع يديه في الدعاء لم يحطهما حتى يمسح بهما وجهه "Umar Bin Khattab (radiyallaahu anhu) reports: When Rasulullah (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) would to raise his hands in du'a, he would not lower them until he passed them over his face" (Sunan Al-Tirmizhi, #3386) Ibn Hajr Asqalani has classified the above Hadith as sound. (Bulugh Al-Muraam, pg 264, Dar Al-Fikr) 2) Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Messenger of Allah [pbuh] said: "Do not cover the walls. He who sees the letter of his brother without his permission, sees Hell-fire. Supplicate Allah (SWT) with the palms of your hands; do not supplicate Him with their backs upwards. When you finish supplication, wipe your faces with them." [Abu Dawud & Musnad-e-Ahmad] The Hadeeth narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA) related by Abi Dawud and others. Put together, they confirm that it (this Hadeeth) is Hasan. Verdict of Shawkani (RA) in Nawlul Awtaar: Imam Shawkani (RA) accepts this narration as Hasan in Mawlul Awtaar Verdict of Shaykh San'ani (RA): Muhammad bin Ismail Al-Sanani (RA) wrote a commentary of Bulughul Maram (printed by Darus-Salam publications, Riyadh KSA) in which he writes: وفيه دليل على مشروعية مسح الوجه باليدين بعد ...
March 12, 2011

Title: Is wiping the face after dua bidah?
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