Musnad Ahmad

It is narrated from Hazrat Wa'il (may Allah be pleased with him) that I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and thought that I would definitely observe how the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) performs prayer. So, the Noble Prophet faced the Qiblah and said the Takbeer, and raised both hands up to the level of the shoulders, then with the right hand held the left hand. When he intended to bow (ruku'), he again raised his hands up to the level of the shoulders while performing the raising of the hands (raf' al-yadayn), and in ruku' placed both hands on both knees. When he raised his head from ruku', he again raised his hands up to the level of the shoulders while performing the raising of the hands (raf' al-yadayn). And when he went into prostration (sajdah), he placed his hands near his face. And when he sat, he spread his left foot and kept his right foot upright, and placed his left hand on his left knee, and placed the limit of the elbow on the right thigh, and made a circle by forming a ring with the number thirty, and pointed with the index finger. After some time, I came again, and it was the winter season. I saw that people had wrapped themselves in sheets, and due to the cold, they were moving their hands from under the sheets.