Du‘a between the two khutbas

Question

In “Miftah al-Salat” it is written that making du‘a on Friday during the sitting between the two khutbas is permissible. According to the reliable positions of the Hanafis and the hadiths, is making du‘a between the two khutbas, with raised hands or without raising the hands, permissible, or is it makruh? And may one make du‘a in the heart without moving the tongue, or not?

Answer

At that time one should ask [Allah] with the heart, not with the tongue, and should not raise the hands either. [ar]وسئل عليه السلام عن ساعة الإجابة فقال: ما بين جلوس الإمام إلى أن يتم الصلاة، وهو الصحيح[/ar] “The Prophet ﷺ was asked about the hour of answering [of supplication], and he said: ‘Between the imam’s sitting down and the completion of the prayer’; and this is the…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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