Pointing with the finger and raising the hands in supplication

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), while supplicating on the pulpit or elsewhere, with both hands raised up; while making this supplication he (peace and blessings be upon him) would keep both hands level with his shoulders and would point with his fingers.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq al-Zuraqi al-Madani, whom Ibn Hibban declared thiqah (trustworthy), while Imam Malik and the majority of the imams declared him da'if (weak); the remaining narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by Sayyiduna Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him), who was pointing with two fingers while supplicating, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Sa'd! Do it with one!"
Ahmad recorded it; he did not name its Tabi'i, and the remaining narrators of this report are the narrators of the 'Sahih'.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) noticed a man who was supplicating with both fingers, so he (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade him from doing so and said: "Supplicate with one of the two! Do it with the right one!"
Abu Ya'la recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the 'Sahih'.

Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat, and his wording is: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man who was pointing with two fingers, and he said: 'Do it with one! Do it with one!'"
The narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he saw a man pointing with two fingers, so he closed one of his two fingers and said: Indeed Allah Almighty is 'One' God.
Al-Tabarani recorded it as a 'mawquf' report, and its narrators are the narrators of the 'Sahih'.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: Your raising your hands is an innovation (bid'ah); the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not do more than this. The narrator says: He meant that he did not take them above the chest.
Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains Bishr bin Harb, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing at Arafah and was supplicating like this: he raised both his hands and kept both hands level with his 'thanduwah' (this can mean the chest, the tip of the nose, or the front part of the body; perhaps the chest is meant here), and he kept his palms facing the ground.

In one narration the words are: "He kept the backs of his palms towards his face, and raised both hands above the 'thanduwah' (perhaps the chest is meant here), but they were below the shoulders."

In one narration the words are: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was supplicating at Arafah like this." (The narrator says:) That is, with the backs of the palms.

In one narration the words are: The narrator named Uthman demonstrated this: the narrator named Hammad had raised both hands, and both his palms were facing the ground. Ahmad recorded all these narrations; their chain contains Bishr bin Harb, who is da'if (weak).

Khallad bin al-Sa'ib al-Ansari narrates: "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for something, he would keep his palms towards himself, and when he sought refuge from something, he would keep the back of the hand towards himself."
Ahmad recorded it as a 'mursal' report, and its chain is hasan (good).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicating at Arafah, and both his (peace and blessings be upon him) hands were towards his chest, like a poor person asking for food.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Awsat; its chain contains al-Husayn bin Abdullah bin Ubaydullah, who is da'if (weak).

Sayyidah Aishah Siddiqah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: While supplicating, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise both hands so high that, because of the effort he took in raising them, I would feel uneasy.
Ahmad recorded it with three chains, and the narrators of all of them are the narrators of the 'Sahih'.

Sayyiduna Abu Barzah al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: During supplication the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise both hands so high that the whiteness of his armpits became visible.
Abu Ya'la recorded it; as for Abu Hilal, the student of Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (may Allah be pleased with him), I do not know him; the chain of this report contains Yazid bin Abi Ziyad, about whom there is disagreement, and the remaining narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: In supplication the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise both hands so high that the whiteness of his armpits could be seen.
Al-Bazzar recorded it from his teacher Muhammad bin Yazid, and I do not know him; the remaining narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: While supplicating at Arafah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised both hands, and the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is an expression of humility before Allah Almighty. Meanwhile the she-camel made a sound, so he opened one of his two hands and held the she-camel with it, while during this he kept the other hand raised.
Al-Bazzar recorded it, and al-Tabarani recorded something similar, except that in it the words are: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had raised both hands, the she-camel's rein fell, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took hold of it and raised both hands; and he added these words: "This was out of humility and earnest entreaty." The narrators of al-Bazzar are the narrators of the 'Sahih', except Ahmad bin Yahya al-Sufi, and he is thiqah (trustworthy); however, al-A'mash did not hear from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Yazid bin Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) set out with some people until he stopped at 'al-Qarn', before 'al-Murayta'; he had raised both hands, he was facing the Qiblah, and he was supplicating.
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains Ubayd bin Sa'id Abu al-Kharif al-Suwa'i, and I do not know him; the remaining narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed your Lord is Modest and Generous; He is too modest to let a servant raise both his hands and then send them back (to him) empty, with no good in them. (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) So when any one of you raises both hands, he should say:
'Ya Hayyu ya Qayyum, la ilaha illa anta, ya arhamar-rahimin' (O Ever-Living, O Self-Subsisting! There is no god besides You, You alone are God; O Most Merciful of those who show mercy!)
He should recite these words three times; then when he lowers both hands, that is, after the supplication, he should pour that goodness over his face (that is, after the supplication he should wipe both hands over his face)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains al-Jarud bin Yazid, who is matruk (abandoned).

Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whenever some people raise their hands before Allah Almighty asking Him for something, it is a right upon Allah Almighty that He place in their hands that which they asked for." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: From this Companion a hadith other than this one is mentioned in the 'Sunan'.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the 'Sahih'.

Sayyiduna Khalid bin al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he complained to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about the narrowness of his house, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Raise both your hands towards the sky and ask Allah Almighty for spaciousness."
Al-Tabarani recorded it with two chains, and one of them is hasan (good).

Khallad bin al-Sa'ib reports from his father: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated, he would raise both palms towards his face.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Hafs bin Hashim bin Utbah, who is majhul (unknown).

Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) standing at Arafah, with his upper wrap passed under his armpit; he had raised both hands, but they did not go above his head, and his muscles were trembling.
Al-Tabarani recorded it; its chain contains Muhammad bin Ubaydullah al-Arzami, who is da'if (weak).

Muhammad bin Abi Yahya narrates: I saw Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both); he saw a man supplicating with both hands raised, doing so before he had finished his prayer. When he had finished the prayer, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would not raise his hands until he had finished his prayer.
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and in giving his biography he said: Muhammad bin Abi Yahya al-Aslami narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both); the narrators of this report are 'thiqat' (trustworthy).

Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Ask Allah Almighty with your palms! Do not ask Him with their backs (that is, while supplicating keep the palms facing upwards, do not keep the backs of the palms upwards)."
Al-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the 'Sahih', except Ammar bin Khalid al-Wasiti, and he is thiqah (trustworthy).