كتاب الافتتاح
11  
The Book of the Commencement of the Prayer
(86)
Chapter: Raising the hands parallel to the shoulders before bowing
(86)
باب رَفْعِ الْيَدَيْنِ لِلرُّكُوعِ حِذَاءَ الْمَنْكِبَيْنِ
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1025
It was narrated from Salim that:
His father said: "I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he started to pray, raise his hands until they were parallel to his shoulders, (and he did that) when he bowed and when he raised his head from bowing."
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَتَّى يُحَاذِيَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ وَإِذَا رَكَعَ وَإِذَا رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ ‏.‏
Grade: Sahih (Darussalam)
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 1025
In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 150
English translation : Vol. 2, Book 11, Hadith 1026