[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when starting the prayer. And when he raised his head from bowing, he raised his hands in the same way. He would say, "Allah hears the one who praises Him, O our Lord, and all praise is for You." And he would not do that (raise his hands) during prostration. This is the wording of the Hadith of Al-Qa'nabi.  

رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَهُمَا كَذَلِكَ وَقَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَكَانَ لَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْقَعْنَبِيِّ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he started the prayer, he raised his hands until they aligned with his shoulders. And when he wanted to bow, and after he raised from bowing, he did not raise between the two prostrations.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَبَعْدَمَا يَرْفَعُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ  

[Machine] I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he stood in prayer, he raised his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir (Allahu Akbar). He used to do that when he would start the rukoo' (bowing) and when he raised his head from rukoo'. He would say, "Allah listens to the one who praises Him." However, he did not do that while in prostration. Ibn Al-Mubarak also used to raise his hands in this manner in the five daily prayers, the voluntary prayers, the two Eid prayers, and funeral prayers. And Abu Abdullah mentioned this elsewhere. Bakr ibn Muhammad ibn Hamdan and Ibrahim ibn Hilal and Ali ibn Al-Hasan ibn Shaqiq narrated the same from Ibn Al-Mubarak through Yunus, and he mentioned it in the same way. However, he did not mention Ibn Al-Mubarak's action.  

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ قَالَ وَكَانَ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ لِلرُّكُوعِ وَيَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ فِي السُّجُودِ قَالَ وَكَانَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ فِي الصَّلَوَاتِ الْخَمْسِ وَالتَّطَوُّعِ وَالْعِيدَيْنِ وَالْجَنَائِزِ 2505 وَأَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ ثنا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَمْدَانَ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ ثنا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ يُونُسَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِنَحْوِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِعْلَ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ  

I saw Messenger of Allah ﷺ opening the prayer with the Takbir and raising his hands to the level of his shoulders at the time of saying the Takbir, and on saying the Takbir for bowing he did the same; and when he said, "Samiʿa l-lahu liman hamidah ", he did the same and then said, "Rabbana wa laka lhamd." But he did not do the same on prostrating and on lifting the head from it." (Using translation from Bukhārī 738)   

رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ التَّكْبِيرَ لِلصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَجْعَلَهُمَا حِذَاءَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ رَبَّنَا وَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ وَلَا يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ حِينَ يَسْجُدُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise his hands when he stood up for prayer, until they were level with his shoulders. Then he would say the takbir. When he wanted to bow, he would do the same. And when he raised from bowing, he would do the same. However, he would not do this when he raised his head from prostration.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ لِلصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى تَكُونَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَعَلَ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَفْعَلُهُ حِينَ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ السُّجُودِ  

[Machine] He used to raise his hands when he entered prayer, and when he made the rukoo' (bowing), and when he raised his head from the rukoo', and when he stood up from the two raka'ats (units of prayer), and he conveyed that to the Prophet ﷺ .  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَبَعْدَمَا يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَرَفَعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ used to raise his hands parallel to his shoulders when he entered prayer, and when he bowed, and when he lifted his head from the bow, and likewise...  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَكَذَلِكَ  

[Machine] He used to raise his hands when he begins the prayer, when he bows, and when he stands up straight after bowing, aligning his shoulders with his ears. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do that.  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ يَفْتَتِحُ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا اسْتَوَى قَائِمًا مِنْ رُكُوعِهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ  

[Machine] I saw Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, when he prayed, he would say takbeer (Allahu Akbar) and raise his hands, and when he wanted to bow, he would raise his hands, and when he raised his head from the bowing position, he would raise his hands. And it was narrated to us that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to pray in this manner.  

رَأَيْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ الْحُوَيْرِثِ إِذَا صَلَّى كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَحَدَّثَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ كَانَ يُصَلِّي هَكَذَا  

[Machine] He said: I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands in prayer when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing until they reached the level of his shoulders. 2514 And Abu Abdullah Al-Hafidh informed us, Abu Al-Walid Al-Faqih informed me, Abdallah ibn Muhammad informed me, Muhammad ibn Al-Muthanna informed me, Ibn Abi Adiy narrated to me from Sa'id from Qatadah, so he mentioned it with its chain of narration and its meaning, and added that he raised his hands when he said "Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest).  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي صَلَاةٍ إِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا فُرُوعَ أُذُنَيْهِ 2514 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الْفَقِيهُ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى ثنا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ فَذَكَرَهُ بِإِسْنَادِهِ وَمَعْنَاهُ وَزَادَ رَفَعَ الْيَدَيْنِ إِذَا كَبَّرَ  

He saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raising his hands at the time of beginning the prayer and reciting takbir, and according to Hammam (the narrator), the hands were lifted opposite to ears. He (the Holy Prophet) then wrapped his hands in his cloth and placed his right hand over his left hand. And when he was about to bow down, he brought out his hands from the cloth, and then lifted them, and then recited takbir and bowed down, and when (he came back to the erect position) he recited:" Allah listened to him who praised Him." And when he prostrated, he prostrated between his two palms. (Using translation from Muslim 401)   

أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ كَبَّرَ قَالَ أَبُو عُثْمَانَ وَصَفَ هَمَّامٌ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ يَعْنِي رَفَعَ الْيَدَيْنِ ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ بِثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى يَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ أَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الثَّوْبِ وَرَفَعَهُمَا فَكَبَّرَ فَلَمَّا قَالَ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ سَجَدَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I want to see how you pray." He faced the qibla, said takbeer, and raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. Then he took his left hand with his right hand. When he wanted to bow, he raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. When he bowed, he placed his hands on his knees. When he wanted to raise from the rukoo', he raised his hands until they were in line with his shoulders. When he prostrated, he placed his hands from his face in that position. When he sat, he placed his left foot under him and placed his left hand on his left thigh and placed his right elbow on his right thigh and clasped two fingers and pointed with the index finger. This was narrated by Sufyan Ath-Thawri, Shu'bah bin Al-Hajjaj, Abu Awana, Ghilan bin Jamih, Abu Al-Ahwas, Zaidah bin Qudamah, and a group of narrators from Aasim bin Kulayb, except that some of them said it was the height of his ears, and Ibn Uyaynah agreed with Abdul Wahid bin Ziyad in regards to the position of the shoulders.  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ لَأَنْظُرَنَّ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ شِمَالَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْفَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى كَانَتَا حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ وَجْهِهِ ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعَ فَلَمَّا جَلَسَ افْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ حَدَّ مِرْفَقِهِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى فَخِذِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَعَقَدَ ثِنْتَيْنِ وَحَلَّقَ وَاحِدَةً وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ وَرَوَاهُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ وَشُعْبَةُ بْنُ الْحَجَّاجِ وَأَبُو عَوَانَةَ وَغِيلَانُ بْنُ جَامِعٍ وَأَبُو الْأَحْوَصِ وَزَائِدَةُ بْنُ قُدَامَةَ وَابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَجَمَاعَةٌ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ إِلَّا أَنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ قَالَ حِذَاءَ أُذُنَيْهِ وَوَافَقَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَبْدَ الْوَاحِدِ بْنَ زِيَادٍ فِي الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ  

I am one among you who is more informed of the way the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prayed. They said: Why, By Allah, you did not follow him more than us, nor did you remain in his company longer than us? He said: Yes. They said: Then describe (how the Prophet prayed). He said: When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to pray, he raised his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders, and uttered the takbir (Allah is the most great), until every bone rested in its place properly: then re recited (some verses from the Quran); then he uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite his shoulders; then he bowed; placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising nor lowering his head; then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praise Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite to his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated: then he uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of the two Rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders; then he bowed, placing the palms of his hands on his knees and keeping himself straight, neither raising or lowering his head: then raised his head saying: “Allah listens to him who praises Him”; then raised his hands so as to bring them exactly opposite his shoulders; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then lowered himself to the ground (in prostration), keeping his arms away from his sides; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it, and opened the toes when he prostrated himself; then he prostrated; then uttered: “Allah is most great”; then raised his head, bent his left foot and sat on it so that every bone returned to its place properly; then he did the same in the second (rak’ah). At the end of two rak’ahs he stood up and uttered the takbir (Allah is most great), raising his hands so as to bring them opposite to his shoulders in the way he had uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great) at the beginning of the prayer; then he did that in the remainder of his prayer; and after prostration which if followed by the taslim (salutation) he out his left foot and sat on his left hip. They said: You have spoken the truth. This is how he(peace be upon him) used to pray. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 730)   

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ فِي عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِيهِمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْحَارِثُ بْنُ رِبْعِيٍّ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِمَ؟ مَا كُنْتَ أَكْثَرَنَا لَهُ تَبَعًا وَلَا أَقْدَمَنَا لَهُ صُحْبَةً قَالَ بَلَى قَالُوا فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ حَتَّى يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقْرَأُ ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرُ وَيَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْكَعُ وَيَضَعُ رَاحَتَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَعْتَدِلُ وَلَا يَنْصُبُ رَأْسَهُ وَلَا يَقْنَعُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَقُولُ سَمِعَ اللهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ حَتَّى يَعُودَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مِنْهُ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَهْوِي إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَيُجَافِي يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ فَيَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا وَيَفْتَحُ أَصَابِعَ رِجْلَيْهِ إِذَا سَجَدَ ثُمَّ يَعُودُ ثُمَّ يَرْفَعُ فَيَقُولُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ ثُمَّ يَثْنِي رِجْلَهُ فَيَقْعُدُ عَلَيْهَا مُعْتَدِلًا حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ أَوْ يَقِرَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَوْضِعَهُ مُعْتَدِلًا ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ فِي الرَّكْعَةِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ إِذَا قَامَ مِنَ الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ كَمَا فَعَلَ أَوْ كَبَّرَ عِنْدَ افْتِتَاحِ الصَّلَاةِ ثُمَّ يَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي بَقِيَّةِ صَلَاتِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ فِي السَّجْدَةِ الَّتِي فِيهَا التَّسْلِيمُ أَخَّرَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَقَعَدَ مُتَوَرِّكًا عَلَى شِقِّهِ الْأَيْسَرِ فَقَالُوا جَمِيعًا صَدَقَ هَكَذَا كَانَ يُصَلِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَبِمَعْنَاهُ  

Abu Humaid, Abu Usaid, Sahl. B Sa’d and Muhammad b. Maslamah (once) got together and discussed how the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to offer his prayer. Abu Humaid said: I am more informed than any of you regarding the prayer offered by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. Then he mentioned a part of it, and said: He then bowed and placed his hands upon his knees as if he caught hold of them; and bent them, keeping (his arms) away from his sides. He them prostrated himself and placed his nose and forehead (on the ground); and kept his arms away from his side, and placed his palms (on the ground opposite his shoulders; he then raised his head that every bone returned to its proper place; (he then prostrated twice) until he finished this prostrations). Then he sat down and spread out his left foot, putting forward the front of his right foot towards the qiblah placing the palm of his right hand on his right knee, and the palm of his left hand on his left knee, and he pointed with his finger. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Ibn al-Mubarak from Fulaih who heard ‘Abbas . Sahl narrating it; but I do not remember it. I think he made the mention of ‘Isa b. ‘Abd Allah who heard ‘Abbas b. Sahl saying: I accompanied Abu Humaid al-Sa’idi. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 734)   

اجْتَمَعَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ فَذَكَرُوا صَلَاةَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ أَبُو حُمَيْدٍ أَنَا أَعْلَمُكُمْ بِصَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ كَبَّرَ لِلرُّكُوعِ ثُمَّ رَكَعَ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ قَابِضٌ عَلَيْهِمَا وَوَتَّرَ يَدَيْهِ فَنَحَّاهُمَا عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَلَمْ يُصَبِّ رَأْسَهُ وَلَمْ يُقْنِعْهُ ثُمَّ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ فَاسْتَوَى قَائِمًا حَتَّى أَخَذَ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ مَوْضِعَهُ ثُمَّ سَجَدَ وَأَمْكَنَ جَبْهَتَهُ وَأَنْفَهُ وَنَحَّى يَدَيْهِ عَنْ جَنْبَيْهِ وَوَضَعَ كَفَّيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ حَتَّى فَرَغَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَافْتَرَشَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَأَقْبَلَ بِصَدْرِ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى قِبْلَتِهِ وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَيَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ  

[Machine] I prayed behind Ayoub Al-Sakhtiani, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position. I asked him about it, and he said, "I saw Ata ibn Abi Rabah raising his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." I asked him, and he said, "I prayed behind Abdullah ibn Zubayr, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." I asked him, and he said, "I prayed behind Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, and he used to raise his hands when he started the prayer, when he bowed, and when he raised his head from the bowing position." The narrators of this hadith are trustworthy.  

صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِيِّ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَطَاءَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَكَانَ يَرْفَعً يَدَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلَاةَ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رُوَاتُهُ ثِقَاتٌ  

[Machine] I heard Abdur-Razzaq say that the people of Mecca took the prayer from Ibn Jurayj, and Ibn Jurayj took from Ataa, and Ataa took from Ibn Zubayr, and Ibn Zubayr took from Abu Bakr As-Siddiq. And Abu Bakr took from the Prophet ﷺ. Salamah narrated this, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal narrated it from Abdur-Razzaq and added to it. And the Prophet ﷺ took from Gabriel, and Gabriel took it from Allah, the Blessed and Exalted. Abdur-Razzaq said: Ibn Jurayj said, "He raised his hands."  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّزَّاقِ يَقُولُ أَخَذَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ الصَّلَاةَ مِنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ مِنْ عَطَاءٍ وَأَخَذَ عَطَاءٌ مِنَ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَأَخَذَ ابْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ مِنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ ؓ وَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سَلَمَةُ وَثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّزَّاقِ وَزَادَ فِيهِ وَأَخَذَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ جَبْرَائِيلَ وَأَخَذَ جَبْرَائِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ مِنَ اللهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ  

[Machine] I saw a peacock raise its hands to its shoulders when saying the takbeer, when bowing, and when raising its head from the bow. So I asked a man from its companions, and he said that he learned it from Ibn Umar, from the Prophet ﷺ . Abu Abdullah al-Hafiz said, "Both hadiths are preserved from Ibn Umar, from Umar, from the Prophet ﷺ . Ibn Umar saw the Prophet ﷺ do it, so he did it, and he saw his father do it, so he did it, and he narrated it from the Prophet ﷺ ."  

رَأَيْتُ طَاوُسًا كَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ عِنْدَ التَّكْبِيرِ وَعِنْدَ رُكُوعِهِ وَعِنْدَ رِفْعِهِ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَسَأَلْتُ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ يُحَدِّثُ بِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ فَالْحَدِيثَانِ كِلَاهُمَا مَحْفُوظَانِ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَإِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَعَلَهُ وَرَأَى أَبَاهُ فَعَلَهُ وَرَوَاهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Abi Talib ؓ that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up to offer the prescribed prayer, he would say Allahu Akbar and raise his hands to shoulder height; he did the same when he finished reciting and wanted to bow, and he did it when he raised his head from bowing. He did not raise his hands when sitting in any part of his prayer, but when he stood up following the two prostrations, he raised his hands in the same manner and said Allahu Akbar. (Using translation from Aḥmad 717)   

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ الْمَكْتُوبَةِ كَبَّرَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَيَصْنَعُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا قَرَأَ قِرَاءَتَهُ وَأَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ وَيَصْنَعُهُ إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ وَلَا يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ وَهُوَ قَاعِدٌ وَإِذَا قَامَ مِنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ وَكَبَّرَ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيِّ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَأَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ وَأَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] Ten companions of the Prophet ﷺ used to raise their hands during rukoo. Some of them were Abu Qatadah al-Ansari, Abu Usaid al-Sa'idi al-Badri, Muhammad ibn Muslimah al-Badri, Sahl ibn Saad al-Sa'idi, Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab, Abdullah ibn Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttalib al-Hashimi, Anas ibn Malik, the servant of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , Abu Hurairah al-Dawsi, Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-Aas, Abdullah ibn Zubayr ibn al-Awwam al-Qurashi, Wael ibn Hujr al-Hadrami, Malik ibn al-Huwayrith, Abu Musa al-Ashari, and Abu Humeid al-Sa'idi al-Ansari. The Sheikh said, "We have narrations from these companions, as well as from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, Ukba ibn Amir al-Juhani, and Abdullah ibn Jabir al-Bayadi."  

عَشَرَ نَفْسًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ عِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ فَمِنْهُمْ أَبُو قَتَادَةَ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ وَأَبُو أُسَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ الْبَدْرِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ الْبَدْرِيُّ وَسَهْلُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ الْهَاشِمِيُّ وَأَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ خَادِمُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ الدَّوْسِيُّ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ الْقُرَشِيُّ وَوَائِلُ بْنُ حُجْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ وَمَالِكُ بْنُ الْحُوَيْرِثِ وَأَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ وَأَبُو حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيُّ الْأَنْصَارِيُّ ؓ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَقَدْ رُوِّينَا عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ وَعَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ وَعُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ وَجَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ وَعُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ جَابِرٍ الْبَيَاضِيِّ ؓ  

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise their hands when they bowed and when they raised their heads from the bowing position, as if their hands were fans.  

كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ إِذَا رَكَعُوا وَإِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ كَأَنَّمَا أَيْدِيهُمْ مَرَاوِحٌ  

[Machine] "He is something that a man beautifies his prayer with. The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to raise their hands in the opening and when bowing, and when they raise their heads."  

هُوَ شَيْءٌ يُزَيِّنُ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ صَلَاتَهُ كَانَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَرْفَعُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ فِي الِافْتِتَاحِ وَعِنْدَ الرُّكُوعِ وَإِذَا رَفَعُوا رُءُوسَهُمْ  

[Machine] Narrated by Al-Shafi'i, Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, Abdul Rahman bin Mahdi, Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, Yahya bin Yahya, Ahmed bin Hanbal, Ishaq bin Ibrahim Al-Hanzali, and many others from the people of knowledge in different lands, may Allah have mercy on them all.  

عَنِ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانِ وَعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ وَيَحْيَى بْنِ يَحْيَى وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ وَإِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيِّ وَعِدَّةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْآثَارِ بِالْبُلْدَانِ رَحِمَهُمُ اللهُ تَعَالَى  

[Machine] When this verse was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , "Indeed, We have granted you, [O Muhammad], al-Kawthar. So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone]." [Al-Kawthar: 2], the Prophet ﷺ asked Jibril: "What is this nahirah (sacrifice) that my Lord has commanded me?" Jibril replied: "It is not a sacrifice. Rather, it is when you raise your hands after saying the takbeer for prayer, when you bow, and when you raise your head from the rukoo'. Verily, it is our prayer and the prayer of the angels in the seven heavens." The Prophet ﷺ said: "Raising the hands from the interlacing of the fingers, as Allah the Blessed and Exalted said: 'So they did not render their submission to Allah, nor did they supplicate.' [Al-Mu'minun: 76]." This has been narrated and relying on what has passed, and with Allah is Tawfiq.  

لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ {إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ} [الكوثر 2] قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَا هَذِهِ النَّحِيرَةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَنِي بِهَا رَبِّي؟ قَالَ إِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ بِنَحِيرَةٍ وَلَكِنَّهُ يَأْمُرُكَ إِذَا تَحَرَّمْتَ لِلصَّلَاةِ أَنْ تَرْفَعَ يَدَيْكَ إِذَا كَبَّرْتَ وَإِذَا رَكَعْتَ وَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ فَإِنَّهَا صَلَاتُنَا وَصَلَاةُ الْمَلَائِكَةِ الَّذِينَ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَفْعُ الْأَيْدِي مِنَ الِاسْتِكَانَةِ الَّتِي قَالَ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى {فَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا لِرَبِّهِمْ وَمَا يَتَضَرَّعُونَ} [المؤمنون 76] وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا وَالِاعْتِمَادُ عَلَى مَا مَضَى وَبِاللهِ التَّوْفِيقُ