Hadith #509
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُعَاوِيِّ قَالَ صَلَّيْتُ إِلَى جَنْبِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَقَلَّبْتُ الْحَصَى فَقَالَ لَا تُقَلِّبْ ال
ْحَصَى فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلَكِنْ كَمَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَفْعَلُ كَانَ يُحَرِّكُهُ هَكَذَا قَالَ أَبُو عَبْد اللَّهِ يَعْنِي مَسْحَةً
Isnad Chain
سفيان
مسلم بن أبي مريم
علي بن عبد الرحمن المعاوي
English Translation
Sufyan narrated to us, Muslim ibn Abi Maryam narrated to me, from 'Ali ibn 'Abd al-Rahman al-Mu'awi who said: I prayed beside Ibn 'Umar and I was turning pebbles (in my hand during the prayer). He said: 'Do not turn pebbles, for turning pebbles is from the Shaytan. Rather, do what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to do — place your right hand upon your left thigh.'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 12, Hadith 509
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 4347
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-40737