حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ثَنَا هَمَّامٌ ثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جُحَادَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْجَبَّارِ بْنُ وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ وَائِلٍ وَمَوْلَى لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمَا حَدَّثَاهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حِينَ دَخَلَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَصَفَّ هَمَّامٌ حِيَالَ أُذُنَيْهِ ثُمَّ الْتَحَفَ بِثَوْبِهِ ثُمَّ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى الْيُسْرَى فَلَمَّا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَرْكَعَ أَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ مِنَ الثَّوْبِ ثُمَّ رَفَعَهُمَا فَكَبَّرَ فَرَكَعَ، فَلَمَّا قَالَ: سَمِعَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ سَجَدَ بَيْنَ كَفَّيْهِ
Sayyiduna Wa’il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he saw when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered the prayer, he raised both his hands up to the level of his ears, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrapped himself in his garment and placed his right hand over his left. When he was about to bow (ruku‘), he took his hands out from the garment, performed the raising of the hands (raf‘ al-yadayn), and said “Allahu Akbar” and bowed. Then when he said “Sami‘ Allahu liman hamidah,” he again performed the raising of the hands. When he prostrated, he prostrated between his palms.