Salim narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with him): I saw the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he began the prayer, he raised both his hands until he brought them up to the level of his shoulders. When he intended to go into bowing (ruku‘), he raised his hands, and when he raised his head from bowing, he also performed the raising of the hands. He did not raise his hands between the prostrations.