Those who raised their hands when opening the prayer

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands when he began the prayer; he also raised his hands when going into ruku', and he raised his hands when rising from ruku'. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not raise his hands between the two prostrations.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands whenever he went into ruku' and whenever he rose from it.

Sayyiduna Malik bin al-Huwayrith (may Allah be pleased with him) says: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when going into ruku' and when rising from ruku', say the takbir and raise his hands so high that they were level with the tops of his ears.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says: When beginning the prayer, when going into ruku' and when rising from ruku', the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his hands, but not higher than his ears.

Sulayman bin Yasar has also narrated the same.

Ata said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas and Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them) raising their hands, in the manner of al-Zuhri's hadith.

Abu Hamzah said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) raising his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into bowing (ruku'), and when rising from bowing.

Al-Hasan said: The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), during their prayer, used to raise their hands like fans when going into bowing and when rising from bowing.

Humayd reports about Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that he used to raise his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into bowing, and when rising from bowing.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands when going into bowing and prostration.

Ash'ath said: Al-Hasan also used to do this.

Ibn Awn said: Muhammad used to raise his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into bowing, and when rising from bowing.

Khalid said: Abu Qilabah used to raise his hands when going into bowing and when raising his head from bowing.

Muhammad bin Amr bin Ata said: I saw Sayyiduna Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi (may Allah be pleased with him) with ten of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "Shall I not describe to you the prayer of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?" They said: "Certainly, describe it." He said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): when he said the opening takbir (takbir al-tahrimah) to begin the prayer, he raised his hands; when he went into bowing, he raised his hands; when he raised his head from bowing, he raised his hands; then he stood for so long that every bone settled in its place; then he went down into prostration, saying the takbir."

Muharib bin Dithar said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) raising his hands when going into bowing and prostration. I asked him the reason for it, and he said: "When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up from the two rak'ahs, he would also raise his hands."