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Earnest supplication should be made like this: he raised his hand and made his palms in the direction of his face.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 8, Hadith 75
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Ikrimah quoted Ibn Abbas as saying: When asking for something you should raise your hands opposite to your shoulders; when asking for forgiveness you should point with one finger; and when making an earnest supplication you should spread out both your hands.
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 8, Hadith 74
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The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted in a similar manner by Ibn 'Abbas from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 8, Hadith 76