Hanafi Scholars Admit That Raf Ul Yadayn (Raising The Hands) Is Sunnah! - Shaykh Uthman Ibn Farooq 

People need to stop hiding behind a madhhab as an excuse for abandoning clear cut sunnan. Being a Hanafi doesn’t stop one from performing Raf Ul Yadayn, this video demonstrates that clearly.
The Imam mentioned at 3:33 is very interesting. His name was عصام البلخي he was a student Al Qadhi Abu Yusuf who was the most senior student of Imam Abu Hanifa. عصام البلخي was a very early Hanafi scholar who performed Raf Ul Yadayn.
Shaykh Al Albaani speaks about him here - / 1062459160511610