Volume 2, Book 17, Number 141:
Narrated Anas bin Malik
The Prophet never raised his hands for any invocation except for that of Istisqa’ and he used to
raise them so much that the whiteness of his armpits became visible. (Note: It may be that Anas did
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not see the Prophet raising his hands, but it is narrated that the Prophet used to raise his hands for
invocations other than Istisqa. See Hadith No. 807 & 808 and also see Hadith No. 612, Vol. 5).