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Fiqh-us-Sunnah - 1.129
Hadith 1.129.1
The Sunnah Acts of the Prayer
The prayer also has certain acts which are sunnah. It is preferred that the person performs them to get their reward.
Hadith 1.129.A
Raising the hands
This must be done at the beginning of each prayer's takbir. Says Ibn al-Mundhir, "All scholars agree that the Prophet raised his hands at the beginning of his prayer."
Commenting upon this report, Ibn Hajr says, "The Prophet's raising his hands at the beginning of his prayer has been narrated by fifty companions, inluding the ten who were given the tidings of Paradise. " Al-Baihaqi related that al-Hakim said, "I do not know of any sunnah other than this one which is accepted by the four rightly-guided khalifahs, the ten companions who were given the tidings of Paradise, and other companions scattered across many lands." Summing up his evaluation of the report, al-Baihaqi says, "And it is as our teacher Abu 'Abdullah has said."
Hadith 1.129.B
How to raise the hands
Many narrations have been recorded concerning this subject. Many scholars have chosen the following forms: the hands are raised to the shoulders with the fingertips parallel to the button of the ears. Says an-Nawawi, "This is how ash-Shaifi combined the hadith (on this question), and the people found it to be good." It is preferred that one extends the fingers while raising the hands. Abu Hurairah said, "When the Prophet, upon whom be peace, stood for prayer, he would raise his hands (with them being) open." (Related by "the five," except for Ibn Majah.)
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