This is reported about the beginning of prayer:
كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 735)
Translation: He ﷺ would raise both hands to shoulder level when beginning the prayer.
• Fiʿl (فعل) means something he ﷺ did.
• This excerpt describes raising his hands rather than quoting a saying. The relevant feature is an action.
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This is reported about the beginning of prayer:
كَانَ يَرْفَعُ يَدَيْهِ حَذْوَ مَنْكِبَيْهِ إِذَا افْتَتَحَ الصَّلاَةَ (Sahih al-Bukhari: 735)
Translation: He ﷺ would raise both hands to shoulder level when beginning the prayer.
• Fiʿl (فعل) means something he ﷺ did.
• This excerpt describes raising his hands rather than quoting a saying. The relevant feature is an action.