I said: 'I am going to watch how the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prays.' So I watched him and he stood and said the takbir, and raised his hands until they were in the level with his ears, then he placed his right hand over his left hand, wrist and lower forearm. When he wanted to bow he raised his hands likewise. Then he prostrated and placed his hands in level with his ears. Then he sat up and placed his left leg under him; he put his left hand on his left thigh and knee, and he put the edge of his right elbow on his right thigh, then he held two of his fingers together and made a circle, and raised his forefinger, and I saw him moving it and supplicating with it.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami 'Ubaidullah bin Fadhalah bin Ibrahim dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami Abdurrazzaq dia berkata; telah memberitakan kepada kami Ja'far bin Sulaiman dari 'Ali bin 'Ali dari Abul Mutawakkil dari Abu Sa'id bahwa Nabi Shallallahu'alaihi wasallam bila mengawali shalatnya maka beliau mengucapkan (doa) Maha Suci Allah dan kami memuji Engkau. Maha Suci nama-Mu dan Maha Tinggi keluhuran-Mu. Tidak ada Dzat yang berhak disembah selain Engkau.

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade praying with one's hands on one's waist.

:Telah mengabarkan kepada kami Ahmad bin Sulaiman dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepada kami Zaid bin Al Hubab dia berkata; telah menceritakan kepadaku Ja'far bin Sulaiman dari 'Ali bin 'Ali dari Abul Mutawakkil dari Abu Sa'id dia berkata; Rasulullah Shallallahu'alaihi wasallam apabila mengawali shalatnya membaca do'a 'Maha Suci Allah dan kami memuji Engkau. Maha Suci nama-Mu dan Maha Tinggi keluhuran-Mu. Tidak ada Dzat yang berhak disembah selain Engkau.