حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ صُبَيْحٍ الْحَنَفِيُّ قَالَ كُنْتُ قَائِمًا أُصَلِّي إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَشَيْخٌ إِلَى جَانِبِي فَأَطَلْتُ الصَّلَاةَ فَوَضَعْتُ يَدَيَّ عَلَى خَصْرِي فَضَرَبَ الشَّيْخُ صَدْرِي بِيَدِهِ ضَرْبَةً لَا يَأْلُو فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي مَا رَابَهُ مِنِّي فَأَسْرَعْتُ الِانْصِرَافَ فَإِذَا غُلَامٌ خَلْفَهُ قَاعِدٌ فَقُلْتُ مَنْ هَذَا الشَّيْخُ قَالَ هَذَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى انْصَرَفَ فَقُلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ مَا رَابَكَ مِنِّي قَالَ أَنْتَ هُوَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ ذَاكَ الصَّلْبُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْهَى عَنْهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4849
Ziyaad ibn Subayh al-Hanafi said: I was standing in prayer, facing the Ka’bah and there was an old man beside me. I made my prayer long, and I put my hands on my hips. The old man struck my chest with all his strength and I wondered to myself: Why is he annoyed with me? I hastened to finish my prayer, and I saw a boy sitting behind him. I said: Who is this old man? He said; This is 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar. I sat down (and waited) until he finished praying, then I said; O Abu 'Abd ar-Rahmaan, why did you get annoyed with me? He said; Are you the one? I said: Yes. He said: That is making a cross-like shape in prayer, and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) used to forbid that.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020