Hadith #90
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا ج
َلَسَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ عَلَى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَأَشَارَ بِإِصْبَعِهِ وَأَتْبَعَهَا بَصَرَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَهِيَ أَشَدُّ عَلَى الشَّيْطَانِ مِنْ الْحَدِيدِ يَعْنِي السَّبَّابَةَ
Isnad Chain
كثير بن زيد
نافع
English Translation
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar (رضي الله عنهما) — via Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah Abu Ahmad al-Zubayri, from Kathir ibn Zayd, from Nafi' — that he said: 'When 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar sat in prayer he would place his hands on his knees and point with his [index] finger, following it with his gaze. Then he said: "the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: 'It is harder on Shaytan than iron'" — meaning the index finger [al-sabbaba].'
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Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 15, Hadith 90
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 5728
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-42118