16 – ʿĀṣim related from ʿAbd al-Jabbār ibn Wāʾil, from his father (may Allah be pleased with him): “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands at the opening takbīr, and he ended by greeting both his right and his left with salām.”

Hammād narrated from Ibrāhīm that he said about Wāʾil ibn Ḥujr: “A Bedouin who had never prayed with the Prophet ﷺ before that day is, it seems, more knowledgeable than ʿAbd Allāh and his companions; he retained what they failed to retain—namely, the raising of the hands.”
In another wording he remarked, after citing the report of Wāʾil ibn Ḥujr, “He was a Bedouin; I do not know whether he had ever prayed with the Prophet ﷺ before. Yet he is more knowledgeable than ʿAbd Allāh.”
And in yet another narration, when the hadith of Wāʾil ibn Ḥujr—stating that he saw the Prophet ﷺ “raise his hands at the bowing and at the prostration”—was mentioned in his presence, he said, “He is a Bedouin who does not understand the ordinances of Islam; he prayed with the Prophet ﷺ only once.”

Countless transmitters have also told me on the authority of ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd (may Allah be pleased with him) that he raised his hands only at the start of the prayer, and that he attributed the same practice to the Prophet ﷺ.

ʿAbd Allāh was thoroughly versed in the laws and limits of Islam, ever alert to the Prophet’s conduct, and constant in his company both at home and on campaign; he prayed with the Prophet ﷺ more times than can be numbered.