In prayer

The Book of Prayers

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 971

سَلَّمَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَلْتَفِتْ إِلَى صَاحِبِهِ وَلاَ يُومِئْ بِيَدِهِ

sallama aḥadukum falyaltafit ilā ṣāḥibihi walā yūmiʾ biyadihi

Transliteration generated from the Arabic vowel marks

The full narration

Jabir b. Samura reported:We said our prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and, while pronouncing salutations, we made gestures with our hands (indicating)" Peace be upon you, peace be upon you." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) looked towards us and said: Why is it that you make gestures with your hands like the tails of headstrong horses? When any one of you pro- nounces salutation (in prayer) he should only turn his face towards his companion and should not make a gesture with his hand

Source

Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim · 971

Ṣaḥīḥ
  • Agreed upon as authentic (al-Bukhārī / Muslim)

Also narrated in Sunan an-Nasā'ī 1326.

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