Making du'a after the obligatory prayers is not Sunnah

[Hassan Al Zahrani]

Making du'a after the obligatory prayers is not Sunnah if it is done by raising the hands, whether that is done by the imam alone, a member of the congregation alone, or by them both together. Rather that is bid¿ah, because it was not narrated that the Prophet alaihi issalaam or any of his companions did that. With regard to making du'a after the obligatory prayers without raising the hands, etc., there is nothing wrong with it because there are some ahadeeth concerning that.