حَدَّثَنَا الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ زَکَرِيَّائَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ فُرَاتٍ يَعْنِي الْقَزَّازَ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَکُنَّا إِذَا سَلَّمْنَا قُلْنَا بِأَيْدِينَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُکُمْ تُشِيرُونَ بِأَيْدِيکُمْ کَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمْسٍ إِذَا سَلَّمَ أَحَدُکُمْ فَلْيَلْتَفِتْ إِلَی صَاحِبِهِ وَلَا يُومِئْ بِيَدِهِ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 971
Jabir b. Samura reported: When we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ), we pronounced: Peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, and made gesture with the hand on both the sides. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him said: What do you point out with your hands as if they are the tails of headstrong horses? This is enough for you that one should place one's hand on one's thigh and then pronounce salutation upon one's brother on the right side and then on the left.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020