وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ , عِنْدَ أَبِي دَاوُدَ : { يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ بِهِمَا مَنْكِبَيْهِ, ثُمَّ يُكَبِّرَ } 1‏‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أبو داود (730)‏ .‏

Abu Dawud reported a Hadith narrated by Abu Humaid (RA) to the effect that he used to raise his hands and bring them parallel to his shoulders, and then utter the Takbir.