the hadith of Aisha concerning the eclipse as well: “Then he raised his hands in supplication.”1 In another hadith of hers recorded by him, concerning his supplication for the people of al-Baqī, it states: “He raised his hands three times,” to the end of the hadith.2 In the lengthy hadith of Abū Hurayra concerning the conquest of Mecca, it states: “He raised his hands and began supplicating.”3 In the two Sahīhs, the hadith of Abū Humayd concerning the story of Ibn al-Lutbiyya states: “Then he raised his hands until I could see the pale skin of his armpits, saying, ‘O Allah, have I conveyed [the message]?’”4 In the hadith of Abd Allah ibn Amr, it states: “The Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—mentioned the words of Abraham and Jesus, then raised his hands and said, ‘O Allah, my nation!’”5 In the hadith of Umar, it states: “Whenever revelation descended upon the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—a sound like the humming of bees could be heard near his face. One day Allah sent revelation down upon him, and when it lifted from him, he faced the qiblah, raised his hands, and supplicated.” This hadith was recorded by al-Tirmidhī—whose wording this is—as well as al-Nasāʾī and al-Hākim.6 In the hadith of Usāma, it states: “I was riding behind the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—at Arafāt. He raised his hands in supplication, but his she-camel leaned to one side and her halter fell. He picked it up with one hand while keeping the other raised.” Al-Nasāʾī recorded it with a good chain of transmission.7 In the hadith of Qays ibn Saʿd recorded by Abū Dāwūd: “Then