Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would stand for prayer, he would say the takbeer and raise both hands up to the shoulders. When he completed his recitation and was about to go into ruku, he would do the same. When he rose from ruku, he would do the same. After that, he would not raise his hands during the prayer, except when he was sitting; when he stood up after performing two rak‘ahs, then at that time he would again raise his hands in the same way and say the takbeer.