حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ صَاعِدٍ ، ثنا لُوَيْنٌ ، ثنا صَالِحُ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ كُلَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ وَائِلِ بْنِ حُجْرٍ ، قَالَ : " أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لأَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ يُصَلِّي فَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ فَكَبَّرَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى حَاذَى أُذُنَيْهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى جَعَلَهُمَا بِذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِ ، فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ رَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى جَعَلَهُمَا بِذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِ فَلَمَّا سَجَدَ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ بِذَلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِ " .
Sayyiduna Wa’il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in order to see for myself how he performed prayer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) faced the Qiblah, then while saying the takbir, he raised both hands up to his ears. Then, when he went into ruku‘, he again performed raf‘ al-yadayn until he raised them to the same place. Then, when he raised his head from ruku‘, he raised both hands to the same height. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) went into sujud, he placed both hands opposite the same part of his head.