Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) started the prayer, he would say «الله اكبر» and raise both his hands up to his shoulders (i.e., perform Raf‘ al-Yadayn), and when he would go into bowing (ruku‘), he would say the takbeer and raise his hands, and when he would raise his head from bowing, he would likewise raise his hands, but he would not raise his hands between the two prostrations or during prostration.