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To raise the hands.
It is indicated in the Hadith of Abdullah bin Abbas when he says that Umar bin Al-Khattab said: "The Prophet PBUH looked over the idolaters, and there were a thousand of them, while his Companions were three hundred and nineteen. So the Prophet of Allah faced the Qiblah, stretched forth his hands, and began beseeching his Lord: 'O Allah! Fulfill what You promised for me. [O Allah! Bring about what You promised for me].