It is narrated from Alqamah that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Shall I not perform for you the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? Then he performed the prayer and raised his hands only once.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would begin the prayer, he would raise his hands until his thumbs would be in line with his ears.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that placing the palms of the hands over each other below the navel in prayer is Sunnah.

Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who was performing prayer, and he had placed his left hand over his right hand. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took out his hand and placed the right over the left.

Qabeesah bin Hulb narrates from his father, who says that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to lead us in prayer. He would hold his left hand with his right, and after concluding the prayer (by saying salam), he would sometimes turn to the right side and sometimes to the left side.

(Second chain) He says: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, placing his right hand over his left in prayer, and I also saw that after finishing the prayer, he would turn to the right side as well as to the left side.

And the words of another narration are as follows: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that sometimes he would turn to the right side and occasionally to the left side.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) that people were instructed to place the right hand over the left hand during prayer. Abu Hazim says: I do not know except that they attributed it. Abu Abdur Rahman says: That is, when narrating it as marfu‘, they attributed it to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ghudayf bin Harith رضي الله عنه says: (Of whatever I heard or saw from you صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), I have not forgotten anything, I have not even forgotten that I saw the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم with his right hand placed over his left hand in prayer.