Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) used to raise both his hands during supplication, to the extent that the whiteness of his armpits would become visible.

Sayyiduna Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: He saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) near "Ajaarziyat", which is a place close to "Zawraa". The Prophet had both his palms raised in front of his face. He did not raise them above his head.

Sayyiduna Umair (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) near "Ajaarziyat," which is close to "Zawraa." I saw him standing and supplicating for rain. He had raised both his palms, but he had not lifted them above his head. He had turned the palms towards his face.

Sayyiduna Salman al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Indeed, Allah Almighty feels shy from His servant that the servant raises both his hands towards Allah's court and He returns them disappointed."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "A servant's supplication continues to be accepted as long as he does not pray for something sinful or for severing ties of kinship, and as long as he does not show impatience." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What does showing impatience mean?" The Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, replied: "It is when he says, 'I prayed but my supplication was not accepted,' and thus he becomes disheartened and stops supplicating."

It is narrated about Sayyiduna ‘Ammarah bin Ruwaybah that he saw Bishr bin Marwan raising both his hands while supplicating on the pulpit, so he said: May Allah make these two hands ugly; I have not seen the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) do more than this. He said this while pointing with his index finger.

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I never saw the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) with both his hands spread out, whether on the pulpit or elsewhere. I only saw him do like this. The narrator named Abu Sa’id gestured with the finger of his right hand and bent it slightly.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) saw a man supplicating with two fingers and instructed him to gesture with one finger: which is of the right hand.
(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) There is a subtle indication in this matter, as gesturing with two fingers points to two things, and since those people were close to the time of idol worship and associating partners with Allah, they were commanded to gesture with one finger.

Sayyiduna Abu Sa‘id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) saying:“When a person intends to do something, he should recite this supplication.”O Allah! I seek goodness from You according to Your knowledge, and I seek strength from You according to Your power, and I ask You from Your great bounty. Surely, You have power and I do not have power; You have knowledge and I do not have knowledge; You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If this matter is such and such—here the person should mention the name of the work he intends to do—if it is better for me in regard to my religion, my life, and my Hereafter, then ordain it for me, make it easy for me, and help me with it. And if this matter—here the person should mention the name of the work—is bad for me in regard to my life and my religion, then turn me away from it and grant me the ability to attain goodness wherever it may be. Nothing can happen without Your help.”

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When a person intends to do something, he should recite: "O Allah! I seek knowledge from You according to Your knowledge, and I seek strength from You according to Your power, and I ask You for Your great bounty. Surely, You have power and I do not have power, You have knowledge and I do not have knowledge, and You are the Knower of the unseen. O Allah! If this matter is better for me in regard to my religion, my life, and my Hereafter, then decree it for me and bless it for me. And if any other matter is better for me, then decree that better matter for me, wherever it may be, and make me content with Your decision."

Imam Abu Hatim states: Abu Mufaddal narrates: The name of the narrator Mufaddal is Shibl bin ‘Ala bin Hakim, and he is upright in hadith.

(Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Abu al-Mufaddal’s name is Shibl bin al-‘Ala bin ‘Abd al-Rahman, and he is upright in hadith.