The additional wording is found in the version transmitted by Abu Dawud; it is likewise reported by Muslim, by al-Bukhari in his monograph Raf al-Yadayn (no. 17), and by Ahmad in the Musnad. Ibn Maja’s formulation reads: “near his ears,” and Ahmad records that same wording as well. A similar report comes from Wail ibn Hujr with the phrase: “until they were level with his ears.” Abu Dawud and others transmit it with a sound chain, and the full text will appear later under the heading “Placing the right hand over the left.” Muslim has another chain from Wail that reads: “in line with his ears,” the wording already cited on p. 194. Abu Dawud (1/118) and Ahmad (4/316) – the latter’s wording is quoted – relate from Abd al-Jabbar ibn Wail, from his father: “I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ raise his hands at the opening of the prayer until his thumbs reached the lobes of his ears.” The chain is weak because Abd al-Jabbar never heard directly from his father; some even say he was born after his father’s death (see al-Majmuʿ, 3/306). Al-Hafiz al-ʿIraqi also graded it weak in Takhrij al-Ihyaʾ (1/137). Abu Dawud (1/115) then narrates through another route from Abd al-Jabbar – “members of my household told me from my father” – with the wording: “He raised his hands until they were level with his shoulders, aligning his thumbs with his ears, and then pronounced the takbir.” This version is likewise weak because the informants described only as “members of the household” are unidentified.