Sunan Abi Dawud 21257
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began his prayer, he raised his hands extensively.
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Sunan Abi Dawud 21258
I heard Ibn al-Zubair say: Setting the feet right and placing one hand on the other is a sunnah.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21259
AbuUthman an-Nahdi said: When Ibn Mas’ud prayed he placed his left hand on the right. The Prophet (ﷺ) saw him and placed his right hand on his left one.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21260
AbuJuhayfah said: Ali said that it is a sunnah to place one hand on the other in prayer below the navel.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21255
The words “then he did not repeat“ were narrated to us later on at Kufah by him (Yazid). Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Hushaim, Khalid, and Ibn Idris from Yazid. They did not mention the words “then he did not repeat”
Sunan Abi Dawud 21256
I saw that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) raised his hands when he began prayer, but he did not raise them until he finished (prayer). Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not sound.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21254
When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21250
If I were in front of the Prophet (ﷺ), I would see his armpits. Ibn Mu’adh added that Lahiq said: Do you not see, AbuHurayrah could not stand in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was praying. Musa added: When he uttered the takbir, he raised his hands.
Sunan Abi Dawud 21251
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) taught us how to pray. He then uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and raised his hands; when he bowed, he joined his hands and placed them between his knees. When this (report) reached Sa’d, he said: My brother said truly. We used to do this; then we were […]
Sunan Abi Dawud 21252
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud said: Should I not pray for you the way the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed? So he prayed, raising his hands only once. Abu Dawud said: This is a summarized version of a longer narration and it is not authentic with this wording.