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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 766

41. Gestures

الأدب المفرد

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A man striking his hand on his thigh when he is amazed or for some other reason

بَابُ ضَرْبِ الرَّجُلِ يَدَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ عِنْدَ التَّعَجُّبِ أَوِ الشَّيْءِ

766
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، أَنَّ حُسَيْنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَهُ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم طَرَقَهُ وَفَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَالَ‏:‏ أَلاَ تُصَلُّونَ‏؟‏ فَقُلْتُ‏:‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّمَا أَنْفُسُنَا عِنْدَ اللهِ، فَإِذَا شَاءَ أَنْ يَبْعَثَنَا بَعَثَنَا، فَانْصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، وَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إِلَيَّ شَيْئًا، ثُمَّ سَمِعْتُ وَهُوَ مُدْبِرٌ يَضْرِبُ فَخِذَهُ يَقُولُ‏:‏ ‏{‏وَكَانَ الإِنْسَانُ أَكْثَرَ شَيْءٍ جَدَلاً‏}‏‏.‏
Ali reported that
the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) knocked at the door of 'Ali and Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Don't you pray?" 'Ali said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, our spirits are with Allah. When He wishes to wake us up, we will make up.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, left without saying anything to me. Then I heard him strike him thigh after his back was turned. He said, 'More than anything else, man is argumentative.' (18:54)"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 955
In-book : Book 41, Hadith 4
English translation : Book 41, Hadith 955