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3. Raising the hands
These two sunnahs are indicated in the Hadith of ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbbās, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said:
“ʿUmar ibn al Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, told me: On the Day of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) looked at the polytheists, who were a thousand in number, while his companions were three hundred and nineteen men. The Prophet (PBUH) then faced the Qiblah, extended his hands, and began supplicating to his Lord, saying: ‘“O Allah, fulfil for me what You have promised me. O Allah, grant me what You have promised me.’”
Reported by Muslim (no. 1763).