The Meaning of the Hadith: “Throwing Their Hands Like the Tails of the Sun Horses” When Saying the Closing Salam
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is mentioned in Sunan al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him), in the chapter on the position of the hands when saying the salam, in the hadith of Jabir ibn Samurah that heMishkat al-Masabih 589 “Peace be upon you, peace be upon you.” He gestured with his hand to his right and to his left, then said: “What is the matter with these people who throw their hands as if they were the tails of horses?”
The Shaykh:
Sun horses, not sun horses, yes.
The questioner:
Yes,Sunan an-Nasa'i 1318Sahih (Darussalam)? The question, Honorable Shaykh, is how is throwing the hands like the tails of sun horses? And what is his meaning by saying salam to his brother after the prayer?
The Shaykh:
The tails of sun horses are those that want to fight; they raise their tails. So he warns against this and says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of it. As for saying salam to the one on his right and the one on his left, saying “Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy,” that is the intended meaning: the salam from the prayer and the salam to those present.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
After the salam, you say “Peace be upon you”; what you said when exiting the prayer is sufficient. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: It is mentioned in Sunan al-Nasa'i (may Allah have mercy on him), in the chapter on the position of the hands when saying the salam, in the hadith of Jabir ibn Samurah that he
Anas said, “When we prayed behind the Prophet at midday in summer we prostrated ourselves on our clothing to protect ourselves from the heat.” (Bukhari and Muslim, the wording being Bukhari’s.)
قال كنا إذا صلينا خلف النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قلنا السلامThe Shaykh:
Sun horses, not sun horses, yes.
The questioner:
Yes,
as if they are the tails of wild horses? It is sufficient for one to place his hands on his thighs and to say the salam to his brother to his right and left.
كَأَنَّهَا أَذْنَابُ الْخَيْلِ الشُّمُسِ أَمَا يَكْفِي أَنْ يَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَى فَخِذِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى أَخِيهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ شِمَالِهِThe Shaykh:
The tails of sun horses are those that want to fight; they raise their tails. So he warns against this and says that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) disapproved of it. As for saying salam to the one on his right and the one on his left, saying “Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy,” that is the intended meaning: the salam from the prayer and the salam to those present.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
After the salam, you say “Peace be upon you”; what you said when exiting the prayer is sufficient. Yes.
Source
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