Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #957
Gestures
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
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, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, knocked at the door of 'Ali and Fatima, the daughter
of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, 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)"
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This hadith is #957 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Gestures.