“I heard Abu Humaid As-Sa’idi say: ‘When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up for prayer, he would face the prayer direction, raise his hands, and say: “Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great).”
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيَّ يَقُولُ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ