Bayhaqi 2519 — Raising the hands when bowing and when rising from it

Abu Isma'il Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Sulami says: I prayed behind Abu al-Nu'man Muhammad bin al-Fadl, and he raised his hands when beginning the prayer, and also raised his hands at the bowing and when raising his head from the bowing. I asked him about this, and he said: I prayed behind Hammad bin Zayd. He raised his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into the bowing and when rising from the bowing, so I asked him about it, and he told me: I prayed behind Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani; he too used to raise his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into the bowing and when rising from the bowing. I asked him and he said: I saw Ata bin Abi Rabah raising his hands when beginning the prayer, when going into the bowing and when rising from the bowing. I asked him and he said: I prayed behind Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he too used to raise his hands when he began the prayer, when he bowed and when he raised his head from the bowing. I asked him about this, and Abdullah bin al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: I prayed behind Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him); he too used to raise his hands at the start of the prayer, when going into the bowing and when rising from the bowing. And Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When he (peace and blessings be upon him) began the prayer he raised his hands, and when he bowed and when he raised his head from the bowing he also raised his hands. The narrators of this hadith are thiqat (trustworthy).