Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Among the Sunnahs of prayer is also this: the right hand should be placed over the left hand below the navel."

Alqamah bin Wa'il narrates from his father: "I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) when he stood up to pray, he grasped his left hand (wrist) with his right hand."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) observed me; I had placed my left hand over my right hand during prayer, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took my right hand and placed it over my left.

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by a man who had placed his left hand over his right hand (then the hadith continues as previously mentioned).

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Once the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by him while he was performing prayer. He had placed his left hand over his right hand, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took his right hand and placed it over his left hand.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would gesture towards the right and the left like this and like this, and then he would say:“Keep (the row) straight and remain aligned.”

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would say the takbeer and raise both hands up to the shoulders. When he completed his recitation and was about to go into ruku, he would do the same. When he rose from ruku, he would do the same. After that, he would not raise his hands during the prayer, except when he was sitting; when he stood up after performing two rak‘ahs, then at that time he would again raise his hands in the same way and say the takbeer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would raise both his hands until they were level with his shoulders, then he would say the takbeer. Then, when he was about to go into ruku‘, he would do the same, and when he raised his head from ruku‘, he would do the same. However, when he raised his head from sajdah, he would not do so.

Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would raise both his hands until they were in line with his shoulders, then he would say the takbir. When he was about to go into bowing (ruku‘), he would raise both his hands until they were in line with his shoulders, then he would go into ruku‘. When he would rise from ruku‘, he would raise both his hands until they were in line with his shoulders, then he would recite“Sami‘ Allahu liman hamidah,”then proceed to prostration (sujud). Between the prostrations, he would not raise his hands. Throughout the entire prayer, whenever he would say the takbir while going into ruku‘, he would raise his hands.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he stood up for prayer, he raised both his hands until they were in line with his shoulders, then he said the takbeer. He did the same when he raised his head from bowing (ruku) and said "Sami' Allahu liman hamidah," but he did not do this when he raised his head from prostration (sajdah).