Hadith.955 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "When one of you finishes the prayer, let him raise his hands to the sky and be earnest in supplication." Ibn Saba asked: "O’ Commander of the Faithful, is not Allah (swt) present everywhere?" He (Imam Ali) replied: "Indeed, He is." Ibn Saba then asked: "So why do we raise our hands towards the sky?" Imam Ali answered, "Do you not recite: ' And in the heaven is your sustenance and what you are promised' (Surah Adh-Dhariyat 51:22)? From where else should sustenance be sought except from its place, and the place of sustenance and Allah’s (swt) promise is in the sky."