(23) باب الدُّعَاءِ
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Do not cover the walls. He who sees the letter of his brother without his permission, sees Hell-fire. Supplicate Allah 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 said: This tradition has been transmitted through a different chains by Muhammad b. Ka'b; all of them are weak. The chain I have narrated is best of them; but it is also weak. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 1485 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 8, Hadith 70 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 8, Hadith 1480 (DE)