Raising the hands in prayer

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and they raised their hands only at the beginning of the prayer. On one occasion he reported these words: They did not raise their hands after the first takbir. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Another hadith besides this one is reported from him.
Abu Ya'la recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Jabir al-Hanafi al-Yamami, whose hadith became confused for him; he would be prompted and would accept the prompting.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands at the beginning of the prayer until he brought them (that is, both hands) up to his ears.
Ahmad and al-Tabarani (in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir) recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Hajjaj bin Artah, and there is disagreement about using him as evidence.

Al-Dhayyal bin Harmalah narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both): "How many of you were there on the Day of the Tree?" He replied: "We were one thousand four hundred." He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands at every takbir of the prayer. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: It is in the Sahih, except for the raising of the hands.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator, al-Hajjaj bin Artah, and there is disagreement about him.

Humayd bin Hilal narrates: A man who heard a Bedouin told me that the Bedouin said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) praying. He said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his head from bowing (ruku') and raised both palms until he brought them level with the lobes of his ears (the narrator is unsure about one word here).
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator who is not named.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands in bowing (ruku') and prostration (sujud). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah recorded this report, but he did not include the words: "in prostration".
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

It is reported from him that he said: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands at the beginning of the prayer, when he went into bowing (ruku'), and when he raised his head from bowing (he also raised his hands). (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah recorded this report, but it does not contain the words: "when he raised his head from bowing".
Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.

Qatadah narrates: I said to Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): "Show us what the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was like." He stood up and prayed, and he raised his hands with every takbir.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Ubaydullah al-Arzami, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I prayed behind the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). All of them would raise their hands when they began the prayer, when they said the takbir to go into bowing, and when, after raising their heads (from bowing), they said the takbir to go into prostration. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah recorded part of it.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Ibrahim bin Muhammad al-Aslami, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you begins the prayer, let him raise his hands and turn his palms towards the qiblah, for Allah Almighty is in front of him."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator, Umayr bin Imran, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands at the takbir for going into bowing and at the takbir for going into prostration.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat. It is also mentioned in the Sahih, but without mention of the takbir for prostration. The chain of this report is sahih (authentic).

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed, he would raise both hands up to his ears, and when he had said the takbir, he would let them go. Sometimes I saw him place his right hand on his left hand. When he finished Surah al-Fatihah, he would remain silent for a while, then raise both hands up to his ears and go into bowing while saying the takbir. We would not go into bowing until we saw him in bowing. Then he would stand straight after bowing until every bone returned to its place, then he would raise both hands up to his ears. After this the narrator mentioned the complete hadith; this report will come later in the chapter on the manner of the prayer, if Allah wills.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, al-Khasib bin Jahdar, who is a kadhdhab (liar).

Sayyiduna al-Hakam bin Umayr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to teach us, saying: "When you stand for prayer, raise both your hands, not going beyond your ears, then say: Allah is the Greatest! You are free from every defect, O Allah; praise belongs to You; Your name is blessed; Your majesty is exalted; and there is no god besides You." (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say:) "If you say nothing besides the takbir, that will suffice you."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Yahya bin Ya'la al-Aslami, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The hands are to be raised in only seven places: at the beginning of the prayer, when a person enters al-Masjid al-Haram." After this the narrator mentioned the complete hadith; this hadith will come later in full in the chapter on Hajj, if Allah wills.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Muhammad bin Abi Layla, who is da'if (weak) because of his poor memory, though he has also been declared thiqah (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: "O Wa'il bin Hujr, when you pray, keep your hands level with your ears, and a woman will raise her hands level with her chest." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: A hadith about raising the hands other than this one is reported from this Companion in the Sahih and other books.
Al-Tabarani recorded it within a long hadith about the virtues of Sayyiduna Wa'il (may Allah be pleased with him), reported through Maymunah bint Hujr, who narrated it from her paternal aunt Umm Yahya bint Abd al-Jabbar. I do not know this woman. The remaining narrators of this report are thiqat (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) report this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "The hands are to be raised in seven places: at the beginning of the prayer, on facing the House of Allah, on Safa and Marwah, at the two standing places, and at the Black Stone." Its chain contains a narrator, Ibn Abi Layla, who has a poor memory.

Sayyiduna Uqbah bin Amir al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For every gesture that a man makes with his hand during his prayer, a reward is recorded: for each finger he receives one good deed (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are:) one rank is granted.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its chain is hasan (good).