How the prayer differs between the schools

The prayer is the same in its essentials. A few details of how it is prayed differ.

Point	Hanafi	Shafi'i
Raising the hands	Only at the opening takbeer	At the opening takbeer, before and after ruku', and when standing after the first tashahhud
Where the hands are placed	Men: below the navel; women: on the chest	Below the chest, above the navel
Saying 'Ameen' in loud prayers	Quietly	Aloud
Qunoot	In witr, before ruku', every night	In Fajr, after ruku' of the second rak'ah; in witr in the second half of Ramadan
Witr	Wajib; three rak'ahs with one salam	Sunnah; one to eleven rak'ahs, often two then one
Start of Asr time	When a thing's shadow is twice its length	When a thing's shadow equals its length
Prostration of forgetfulness (sajdah sahw)	After one salam to the right: two prostrations, then tashahhud and salam	Before the salam: two prostrations, then salam

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When do Shafi'is raise their hands in the prayer?

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At the opening takbeer, before and after ruku', and standing up after the first tashahhud.