Sunan Abu Dawood 746

Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم taught us how to pray. He then uttered the takbir (Allah is most great) and raised his hands; when he bowed, he joined his hands and placed them between his knees. When this..

Narrated Abdullah ibn Masud: Alqamah said: Abdullah ibn Masud said: Should I pray in the way the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم had performed it? He said: He prayed, raising his hands only once. ..

This tradition has also been transmitted by Sufyan through a different chain of narrators. This version has: He raised his hands once in the beginning. Some narrated: (raised his hands) once only. ..

Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: When the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم began prayer, he raised his hands up to his ears, then he did not repeat. ..

This tradition has been narrated by Sufyan through a different chain of transmitters. This version does not have the words “then he did not repeat”. Sufyan said: The words “then he did not repeat“ were narrated to us later on at Kufah by him..

Narrated Al-Bara ibn Azib: I saw that the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم raised his hands when he began prayer, but he did not raise them until he finished (prayer). Abu Dawud said: This tradition is not sound. ..