He saw that when the Prophet (ﷺ) stood up to pray he raised his hands till they were in front of his shoulders and placed his thumbs opposite his ears; then he uttered the Takbir (Allah is most great).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 724 In-book : Book 2, Hadith 334 English translation : Book 2, Hadith 723
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