The status of wiping the hands over the face after making Dua

Yes, it is Sunnah to wipe the hands over the face after completing Dua. Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam encouraged this practice.

Consider the following Hadith:

Sayyiduna Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas Radhiyallahu Anhu reported: Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Ask Allah with your palms and do not ask Him with the backs of your hands, and when you finish your Dua, wipe your face with your palms.” [Abu Dawood]

Sayyiduna Umar ibn al-Khattab Radhiyallahu Anhu narrated: Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said: “Whenever Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam raised his hands in Dua, he would not lower them until he had wiped his face with both hands.” [Tirmidhi]

Therefore, wiping the hands over the face after making Dua is established through authentic narrations and is a Sunnah practice – not a Bid’ah.

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best