750 - Yahya ibn 'Uthman narrated to us, saying: Muhammad ibn Kathir narrated to us, saying: Al-Awza'i was asked about a woman; does she raise her hands at the opening of the prayer just as a man raises his? He said: "Yes." I said: To where does she raise them? He said: "Like this"; and he extended his fingertips beyond his shoulders.
751 - Mahmud ibn Khalid narrated to us, saying: 'Umar ibn 'Abd al-Wahid narrated to us, saying: Al-Awza'i was asked about a woman; does she raise her hands during the Takbir in prayer? And where should she place them at the time of bowing? And does she strike her right hand upon her left? He said: "Raising the hands at the time of the Takbir, and placing the hands at the time of bowing, is Sunnah. Whoever wishes may place his right hand upon his left during his Qunut, and whoever wishes may leave it."
752 - Muhammad ibn Yahya narrated to us, saying: Yahya ibn Maymun narrated to us, saying: 'Asim al-Ahwal narrated to us, saying: "I saw Hafsah bint Sirin praying, and when she bowed she raised her hands to her breasts."
753 - Muhammad ibn Isma'il narrated to us, saying: Khalid ibn Hayyan narrated to us, saying: 'Isa ibn Kathir narrated to us, saying: I asked Hammad about a woman when she begins the prayer? He said: "She raises her hands to her breasts."
Chapter: The Opening Takbir
(1) This is how it appears in the original, but the correct version is "Khalid," as Harb narrated extensively from Mahmud ibn Khalid, from 'Umar.
