The usual Hanafi manner aligns the thumbs with the earlobes, while al-Shafii relies on reports of raising the hands to shoulder level. The disagreement concerns the precise height and evaluation of transmitted descriptions, not the Sunnah of raising the hands at the opening.
Accounts attributed to Wail ibn Hujr and Abu Humayd al-Saidi describe these respective reference points.
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Description of Prayer: Opening Takbir, Raising Hands, Hand Placement and Thana
The usual Hanafi manner aligns the thumbs with the earlobes, while al-Shafii relies on reports of raising the hands to shoulder level. The disagreement concerns the precise height and evaluation of transmitted descriptions, not the Sunnah of raising the hands at the opening.
Accounts attributed to Wail ibn Hujr and Abu Humayd al-Saidi describe these respective reference points.