The Meaning of the Hadith: “Whoever touches the pebbles has spoken nonsense”
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Question:
He asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever rubs the pebbles has spoken in vain”?
Answer:
Rubbing the pebbles means wiping the ground, or drawing lines in the ground while the orator is delivering the sermon. One should not smooth the ground around him or draw lines in it, because this distracts from the sermon. “He has spoken in vain” means he has lost his reward; he has no reward. He exerted himself but did not obtain any reward. Yes.
He asks: What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever rubs the pebbles has spoken in vain”?
Answer:
Rubbing the pebbles means wiping the ground, or drawing lines in the ground while the orator is delivering the sermon. One should not smooth the ground around him or draw lines in it, because this distracts from the sermon. “He has spoken in vain” means he has lost his reward; he has no reward. He exerted himself but did not obtain any reward. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/271 — archive.org (2:50)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.