English Translation

Hadrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be well pleased with them both) — when he entered prayer, he would say the takbir and raise his hands; when he bowed; when he said 'Sami' Allahu liman hamidah'; and when he stood from the two rak'ahs — he would raise his hands. He attributed this to the Beloved Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) (i.e., narrated it as a marfu' hadith). Abu Dawud said: The correct view is that this is the statement of Hadrat Ibn Umar (mawquf), not marfu'. Abu Dawud said: Baqiyyah narrated its beginning from Ubaydillah as musnad (marfu'), while al-Thaqafi narrated from Ubaydillah, stopping it at Hadrat Ibn Umar, stating: 'When rising from the two rak'ahs, he would raise them to his chest — and this is the correct version.' Abu Dawud said: Layth ibn Sa'd, Malik, Ayyub, and Ibn Jurayj narrated it as mawquf. Only Hammad ibn Salamah narrated it as musnad from Ayyub. Ayyub and Malik did not mention raising the hands when rising from the two prostrations, while Layth mentioned it in his hadith. Ibn Jurayj said: 'I asked Nafi': Did Hadrat Ibn Umar raise higher at the first takbir? He said: No, they were all equal. I said: Show me. He indicated to the chest or below it.'