Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْمُعَاوِيِّ أَنَّ رَجُلًا صَلَّى إِلَى جَنْبِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ فَجَعَلَ يَعْبَثُ بِالْحَصَى فَقَالَ لَا تَعْبَثْ بِالْحَصَى فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ وَلَكِنْ اصْنَعْ كَمَا كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ هَكَذَا وَأَرَانَا وُهَيْبٌ وَصَفَهُ عَفَّانُ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى وَبَسَطَ أَصَابِعَهُ عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَكَأَنَّهُ عَقَدَ وَأَشَارَ بِالسَّبَّابَةِ.
English Translation
Affan told us, Wuhayb told us, Muslim ibn Abi Maryam told us, from Ali ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Mu'awi, that a man prayed beside Ibn Umar and began fiddling with pebbles, so he said: "Do not fiddle with the pebbles, for that is from Satan; rather do as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do." He said: "Like this" - and Wuhayb showed us, as Affan described it: he placed his left hand and spread its fingers on his left knee, and placed his right hand on his right knee, and appeared to form a circle [with his fingers] and pointed with his index finger.