Sunan an-Nasa'i 1160

سنن النسائي#1160Sahih

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that:He saw a man moving pebbles with his hand while praying. When he finished, 'Abdullah said to him: "Do not move the pebbles while you are praying, for that is from Shaitan. Rather do what the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do." He said: "What did he used to do?" He said: "He would put his right hand on his right thigh, and point with the finger that is next to the thumb toward the Qiblah, and he would look at it, or thereabouts." Then he said: "This is what I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) doing

Scholarly Authentication

We show the most cautious grade (weakest-wins) as the overall label. Individual scholars graded it as follows:

Abu GhuddahHasan Sahih
Al-AlbaniHasan Sahih
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih Muslim

In-book reference: 12:132