Starting with Raising the Hands and Exclaiming Allah is Great

3.   to pronounce " takbirat al ihram" that is to say الله أكبر   "allahu akbar " celebrating by that the greatness of allah and looking meanwhile, downwards to the place where he will prostrate,

4.                 to raise one's hands up to the level of the shoulders or near to the lobes of his ears, while pronouncing "takbirat al-ihram".

5.                to put one's right hand over  his left hand and left wrist, and put them both over his chest, as the prophet (peace and blessings of allah be upon him) used to do.