حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی بْنُ زَکَرِيَّا وَوَکِيعٌ عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ابْنِ الْقِبْطِيَّةِ عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ کُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا خَلْفَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَسَلَّمَ أَحَدُنَا أَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمِنْ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ فَلَمَّا صَلَّی قَالَ مَا بَالُ أَحَدِکُمْ يُومِي بِيَدِهِ کَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمْسٍ إِنَّمَا يَکْفِي أَحَدَکُمْ أَوْ أَلَا يَکْفِي أَحَدَکُمْ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَکَذَا وَأَشَارَ بِأُصْبُعِهِ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَی أَخِيهِ مِنْ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَمِنْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 998
Jabir bin Samurah said: When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, one of us gave the salutation and pointed with his hand to the man to his right side and left side. When he finished his prayer, he said: What is the matter that one of you points with his hand (during prayer) just like the tails of restive horses. It is sufficient for one of you, or is it not sufficient for one of you to say in this manner? And he pointed with his finger; one should salute his brother at his right and left side.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020