Narrator:Abu Humayd as-Sā‘idī
وَعَنْ أَبِي حُمَيْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ قَالَ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا قَامَ إِلَى الصَّلَاةِ اسْتَقْبَلَ الْقِبْلَةَ وَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ: الله أكبر. رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه
Abu Humaid as-Sa‘idi said that when God’s Messenger stood up to pray, he faced the qibla, raised his hands and said, “God is most great." Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 963, 966), At-Tirmidhi (No. 260, 304), An-Nasa’i (No. 1039, 1101, 1181, 1262), Ibn Majah (No. 803, 862, 1061), Ahmad (No. 22493) and Ad-Darimi (No. 1274, 1322). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 810).