The people have abandoned three practices that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to perform. When he stood for prayer, he would raise his hands extended fully, then pause silently for a brief moment before recitation, asking Allah for His bounty, and he would say the takbir every time he went down and every time he came up.
حدثنا محمد بن عبد الله حدثنا ابن أبي ذئب عن سعيد بن سمعان
ترك الناس ثلاثة مما كان يعمل بهن رسول الله ﷺ كان ﷺ إذا قام إلى الصلاة رفع يديه مدا ثم سكت قبل القراءة هنية يسأل الله من فضله فيكبر كلما خفض ورفع