Abu Bakr said: In the report of Ali ibn Abi Talib from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that when he rose from the two prostrations, he would say takbir and raise his hands, and likewise in the report of Abu Humayd al-Sa'idi, and the report of Abd al-Hamid ibn Ja'far.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would enter into prayer, he would raise both his hands, and when he intended to bow (ruku‘), and when he raised his head from bowing, and when he stood up after the tashahhud of two rak‘ahs, on all these occasions the Prophet (peace be upon him) would raise both his hands up to the level of his shoulders.