وَعَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ
قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ: الله أكبر
When God’s Messenger stood up to pray, he faced the qibla, raised his hands and said, “God is most great.”
Mishkat al-Masabih 760, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 238. 1 min read