Jami` at-Tirmidhi 304

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Muhammad ibn Bashshar and Muhammad ibn al-Muthanna narrated to us: Yahya ibn Said al-Qattan narrated to us: Abd al-Hamid ibn Jafar narrated to us: Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Ata narrated to us, from Abu Humayd al-Saidi, who said: I heard him, while he was among ten Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), one of whom was Abu Qatadah ibn Ribiyy, say: I know the prayer of the Messenger of Allah better than you do. They said: You were not a longer-standing Companion of his than us, nor did you visit him more often. He said: Yes, I was. They said: Then describe it. He said: When the Messenger of Allah stood for prayer, he stood straight and raised his hands until they were level with his shoulders. When he intended to bow, he raised his hands until they were level with his shoulders, said Allahu Akbar, and bowed. He kept his head level, neither lowering nor raising it, and placed his hands on his knees. Then he said: Allah hears whoever praises Him. He raised his hands and stood straight until every bone returned to its proper position. Then he lowered himself to the ground in prostration and said Allahu Akbar. He held his upper arms away from his sides and spread his toes. Then he folded his left leg and sat on it, and sat upright until every bone returned to its proper position. Then he lowered himself into prostration again and said Allahu Akbar. Then he folded his leg, sat, and remained upright until every bone returned to its position. Then he rose and did the same in the second unit. When he stood after the two prostrations, he said Allahu Akbar and raised his hands until they were level with his shoulders, as he had done when beginning the prayer. He continued in this way until the unit in which his prayer ended. Then he moved his left leg back, sat leaning on his left side in the tawarruk posture, and said the salutation. Abu Isa said: This hadith is hasan sahih. He explained that raising the hands when standing after the two prostrations means when standing after two units.