This narration from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) is also present with another chain of transmission, and in it are these words: He raised his hands and then said the takbeer.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would raise both his hands until they were level with his shoulders, and (at the same time) he would say the takbeer (Allahu Akbar). (The rest of the hadith is as previously mentioned.)

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise both his hands until they would be at the level of his shoulders or close to it (after that he narrated the hadith as previously mentioned).

The same narration is transmitted from Zuhri with another chain, in which these words are present: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) began the prayer with the opening takbir, he would raise both hands at the time he was saying the takbir, until both hands reached the level of his shoulders (after this, the narration continues as previously mentioned).

Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would raise both hands up to the shoulders and say the takbeer. When he was about to go into ruku, he would raise his hands up to the shoulders and say the takbeer, then go into ruku. When he would raise his head from ruku, he would raise both hands up to the shoulders, then recite“Sami’ Allahu liman hamidah,”then go into prostration. Between the prostrations, he would not raise his hands. In every rak’ah, he would raise his hands while saying the takbeer, until the prayer was completed.

Nafi' reports: Whenever Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) saw a person who did not raise his hands while bowing in prayer, he would pick up pebbles to throw at him until that person started raising his hands.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise his hands at the beginning of the prayer and while going into bowing (ruku‘). This narration has been transmitted as a marfu‘ hadith from Humaid only by ‘Abdulwahhab; the correct version is that it is reported as the action of Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raise his hands at the beginning of the prayer until both his hands were level with his shoulders. Then, when he was about to bow (ruku‘), he did so (i.e., raised his hands), and when he raised his head (from ruku‘), he did so (i.e., raised his hands). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) placed his right hand on his right knee and his left hand on his left knee while sitting, then he made a circle with his (right hand) and pointed in this manner. The narrator Sufyan demonstrated by pointing with his index finger. The narrator says: I came to these gentlemen (i.e., the noble Companions) and found them in such a state that even in the cold season, while wrapped in their upper garments, they would perform the raising of the hands (raf‘ al-yadayn).

Husayn bin Abdur Rahman narrates: We were present in the company of Ibrahim Nakha’i when Amr bin Marwah informed him of this matter. He said: We performed prayer in the mosque of the Hadramis, and Alqamah bin Wa’il narrated from his father: He saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) raising his hands at the beginning of the prayer, when going into bowing (ruku‘), and when going into prostration (sujud). So Ibrahim Nakha’i said:“I think your father saw the Prophet (peace be upon him) doing this only on that one day, and remembered it. So did not Sayyiduna Abdullah (bin Mas‘ud) remember this as well?”After that, Ibrahim Nakha’i said:“Raising the hands is to be done only at the beginning of the prayer.”These are the words of the narrator named Jarir.

Sayyiduna Wa'il bin Hujr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), at the beginning of the prayer, while going into bowing (ruku‘), and while saying "Sami‘ Allahu liman hamidah" (i.e., when rising from bowing), he raised both hands up to the ears.