Accordingly, many of the ‘Ulamah and had?th scholars refused to raise their hands in the Khutbah when ordered to do so. For example, Hab?b Ibn ‘Ubaid related that Abdil Malik ordered Ghudiaf Ibn H?rith Ath-Thum?l? to raise his hands on the pulpit. The latter refused to do so. This incident was reported by Ab? Zur‘ah Ad-Dimashq? in his “T?r?kh” (vol. 1 / pp. 603 - 4) (no. 1712), he also reported under point number (1713) and so did Ibn ‘As?kir in “T?rikh Dimashq” (vol. 5 / p. 244/A-B) that Ibn J?bir related that Abdil Malik ordered Ab? Idr?s Al-Khawl?n? to raise his hands but the latter refused.

It is worth mentioning here the following points:

First: The first to raise his hands on Friday was ‘Ubaidill?h Ibn Ma‘mar as reported in “Ta‘j?lul Manfa‘ah” (p. 274).

Second: The prohibition of raising one’s hands while calling du‘?’ only applies when delivering the Friday Khutbah; accordingly, raising one’s hands in general when calling du‘?’ is not prohibited for it was affirmed in many texts. (1)

Third: Raising hands when calling unto All?h ( - عز وجل -) for rain during delivering the Khutbah on Friday is excluded from ‘Im?rha’s had?th.

Al-Burkhari narrated in his “Sah?h” (vol. 2 / p. 413) (no. 933) -and other scholars- from ’Anas Ibn M?lik to have said: ‘At the prophet’s ( - ) time, people were struck with a drought. While the prophet ( - ) was delivering the Khutbah on Friday, a bedouin stood up and said: ‘O All?h’s Messenger! The cattle has died and our children find nothing to eat. So call unto All?h ( - عز وجل -) for relief’. The prophet ( - ) raised his hands -and not a single cloud was there in the sky- [and then called All?h ( - عز وجل -) for relief]. By the One in whose hands my soul is, by the time he ( - ) finished his du‘?’, clouds had been accumulating like mountains