4/27. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 431a — Tasleem Etiquette
The Command To Be Calm During The Prayer And The Prohibition Of Gesturing With One's Hand And Raising It When Saying The Salam; And Completing The First Rows, Aligning In Them, And The Command To Come Together
Hadith About Tasleem in Prayer: No Hand Gestures Needed
Sahih Muslim : 431a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 431a
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ، حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ ابْنُ الْقِبْطِيَّةِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ، قَالَ كُنَّا إِذَا صَلَّيْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْنَا السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ . وَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى الْجَانِبَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " عَلاَمَ تُومِئُونَ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ خَيْلٍ شُمُسٍ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِي أَحَدَكُمْ أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ مَنْ عَلَى يَمِينِهِ وَشِمَالِهِ " .
Jabir bin Samurah Narrated from:
When we said prayer with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), we pronounced: Peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, peace be upon you and Mercy of Allah, and made gesture with the hand on both the sides. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him said: What do you point out with your hands as if they are the tails of headstrong horses? This is enough for you that one should place one's hand on one's thigh and then pronounce salutation upon one's brother on the right side and then on the left.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 431aIn-book reference : Book 4, Hadith 132USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 4, Hadith 866
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 431a
This Hadith about tasleem in prayer explains a simple manner at the end of salah. Jabir b. Samura says that people prayed with the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم and, while saying the salutation to the right and left, they made gestures with their hands. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected this and asked why they were pointing with their hands like the tails of headstrong horses. He then taught that it is enough for a person to place his hand on his thigh and give salutation to the one on his right and left. The lesson is calmness. The ending of prayer should be done with controlled movement, not extra hand signals.
What we learn from this hadith
- Tasleem should be made with calm and controlled movement.
- Unneeded hand gestures during salutation were corrected by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- Placing the hand on the thigh is mentioned as enough in this report.
- The salutation is directed to the right and to the left.
