He saw the Prophet ﷺ, when he started to pray, raise his hands until his thumbs were almost level with his earlobes.

أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكَادَ إِبْهَامَاهُ تُحَاذِي شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ

[AI] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands when he began the prayer, until his thumbs were level with the lobes of his ears.

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ، حَتَّى حَاذَتْ إِبْهَامُهُ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ.

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ begin the prayer and he raised his hands until he reached his ears with them."

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى جَاوَزَ بِهِمَا أُذُنَيْهِ

[AI] When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ began the prayer, he would raise his hands until his thumbs were level with his ears.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ، رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ إِبْهَامَاهُ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ.

[Machine] "I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer, he raised his hands until the sides of his thumbs aligned with the lobes of his ears."

«رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ طَرَفُ إِبْهَامَيْهِ شَحْمَةَ أُذُنَيْهِ»

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , used to raise his hands when starting the prayer until they were level with his ears. Yazid bin Abi Ziyad was not strong.

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ أُذُنَيْهِ يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي زِيَادٍ غَيْرُ قَوِيٍّ