أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ فُرَاتٍ الْقَزَّازِ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْقِبْطِيَّةِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَکُنَّا إِذَا سَلَّمْنَا قُلْنَا بِأَيْدِينَا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْکُمْ قَالَ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ مَا شَأْنُکُمْ تُشِيرُونَ بِأَيْدِيکُمْ کَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمُسٍ إِذَا سَلَّمَ أَحَدُکُمْ فَلْيَلْتَفِتْ إِلَی صَاحِبِهِ وَلَا يُومِئْ بِيَدِهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1331
It was narrated that Jabir bin Samurah said: “I prayed with the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and when we said the Salam we used to gesture with our hands: ‘As-salamu ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah (Peace be upon, peace be upon you).’ The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم looked at us and said: ‘What is the matter with you, pointing with your hands as if they are the tails of wild horses? When any one of you says the Salam, let him turn to his companions and not gesture with his hand.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020