It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When any one of you begins to wish for something, he should reflect upon his wish, because he does not know which part of his wish is written for him.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that comprehensive supplications were beloved to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and apart from these, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would leave the rest of the supplications.

Abdur Rahman bin Alqamah narrates from his uncle that whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to such-and-such place near the house of Sayyiduna Ya'la bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him), he would face the Qiblah and supplicate. The narrator Ubaidullah forgot the name of that place, and the narrator Ibn Bakr mentioned his mother instead of the uncle of Abdur Rahman.

(Second chain) Whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would come to such-and-such place near the house of Sayyiduna Ya’la (may Allah be pleased with him), he would face the Qiblah and supplicate. ‘Ubaydullah forgot the exact location of that place.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, who says: I saw the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, he stretched his hands so much that I could see the whiteness of his armpits. The narrator Sulaiman said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was supplicating for rain at that time.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was standing at the place of Arafah making supplication in such a manner that he had raised his hands to the level of his chest and the inner part of his palms was facing towards the ground.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that when the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would supplicate, the backs of his hands would be towards his face and the inner part of his palms would be towards the ground.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would not raise his hands in any supplication, except when asking for rain. On that occasion, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would raise his hands so much that the whiteness of his armpits would become visible.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Khallad bin Sa’ib Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that when the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to supplicate, he would turn the inner part of his palms towards his face, and when he sought refuge, he would turn the backs of his palms towards his face.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Usama bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at the place of Arafat. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his hands to make supplication. Due to the camel leaning to one side, its rein fell down. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) caught the rein with one hand, while he kept the other hand raised for supplication.