[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands to the level of his shoulders when he entered into prayer, and when he performed the rukoo' (bowing) and when he raised his head from rukoo'. Hammad is the son of Salama, and Al-Bukhari has authenticated this.  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَمَّادٌ هُوَ ابْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَقَدِ اسْتَشْهَدَ الْبُخَارِيُّ بِذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I heard Abu Humaid Al-Sa'idi speak about ten companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , including Abu Qatadah Al-Harith bin Rib'i. Abu Humaid said that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for prayer, he would raise his hands until they reached his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir (Allahu Akbar) and mention the rest of the hadith. He described how the Prophet ﷺ would raise his hands during the bowing and when raising his head from it. And when he stood up from the two prostrations, he would say in each position until his hands reached his shoulders, and this is also mentioned in a narration by Ali bin Abi Talib from the Prophet ﷺ .  

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَذَكَرَ بَاقِيَ الْحَدِيثِ وَوَصَفَ رَفْعَ يَدَيْهِ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ وَعِنْدَ رَفْعِ الرَّأْسِ مِنْهُ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ وَقَالَ فِي كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي رِوَايَةِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when he began the prayer. And when he wanted to make the bowing (rak'ah) and when he raised his head from the bowing (rukoo'), he did not do so in any part of his prostration. And when he stood up from the two prostrations (sujood), he did the same. And this is also mentioned in one of the narrations from Wail ibn Hujr.  

كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَكَانَ لَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ سُجُودِهِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي إِحْدَى الرِّوَايَتَيْنِ عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , when he began the prayer, he raised his hands parallel to his shoulders. And when he bowed and after he raised his head from the bowing, Wail said that I saw them in the winter and they used to raise their hands in the blankets as well. And similarly...  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَبَعْدَ مَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قَالَ وَائِلٌ ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُهُمْ فِي الشِّتَاءِ فَرَأَيْتُهُمْ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي الْبَرَانِسِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He saw the Prophet ﷺ when he stood up for prayer, raising his hands until they were level with his shoulders, and his thumbs reached his ears. Then he said "Allahu Akbar". Ath-Thawri, Shu'bah, Abu 'Awanah, Zaidah ibn Qudamah, Bishr ibn al-Mufaddal, and a group of narrators from 'Asim ibn Kulayb all narrated this hadith, saying that he raised his hands until they were level with his ears. Some of them said that his hands reached the level of his ears. Sharik also narrated from 'Asim that he raised his hands level with his ears. Similarly, this is also mentioned in the narrations from 'Abdul Jabbar ibn Wa'il, from Alqamah ibn Wa'il, from Wa'il ibn Hujr. In another narration, from Malik ibn Al-Huwairith, from the Prophet ﷺ , it is stated that he raised his hands until they reached his ears. And in another authentic narration, it is stated that he raised his hands until his earlobes.  

أَنَّهُ أَبْصَرَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا بِحِيَالِ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَحَاذَى إِبْهَامَيْهِ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ كَبَّرَ وَرَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَزَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ وَبِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ فَقَالُوا فِي الْحَدِيثِ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَتَا أُذُنَيْهِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَرَوَاهُ شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَرَوَاهُ شَرِيكٌ عَنْ عَاصِمٍ وَقَالَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَكَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي الرِّوَايَةِ الثَّابِتَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ عَنْ وَائِلٍ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ ثَابِتَةٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ الْحُوَيْرِثِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا أُذُنَيْهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى ثَابِتَةٍ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands when he would say the takbir until they were level with the lobes of his ears, and he would do the same when he would bow and when he would raise his head from the bowing position.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا كَبَّرَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ كَذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ كَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] "Omar used to raise his hands up to his shoulders. The sheikh, may Allah have mercy on him, said that Abdullah ibn Omar and Abu Hurairah used to do the same."  

أَنَّ عُمَرَ ؓ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِلَى الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ وَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ  

[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