أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ الْقِبْطِيَّةِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ سَمُرَةَ يَقُولُ کُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْنَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ وَأَشَارَ مِسْعَرٌ بِيَدِهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ فَقَالَ مَا بَالُ هَؤُلَائِ الَّذِينَ يَرْمُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ کَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ الْخَيْلِ الشُّمُسِ أَمَا يَکْفِي أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَی فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَی أَخِيهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1323
It was narrated that ‘Ubaidullah bin Al-Qibti said: “I heard Jabir bin Samurah say: When we prayed behind the Prophet we used to say: As salamu ‘alaykum, as-salamu ‘alaykum (Peace be upon, peace be upon you)” — and Mis’ar (one of the narrators) pointed with his hand to the right and the left. He said: “What is the matter with these people who wave their hands as if they are the tails of wild horses? It is sufficient for one to place his hands on his thighs and to say the Salam to his brother to his right and to his left.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020