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Sahih Muslim 534b (Book 5, Hadith 32) #8347
The Gap Between Fingers of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the gap between the fingers of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) while he was bowing.

This hadith is narrated on the authority of Alqama and Aswad by another chain of transmitters and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus-hir and Jabir the words are: " I perceive as if I am seeing the gap between the fingers of the Messenger of Allah as he was bowing".
وَحَدَّثَنَا مِنْجَابُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، ح قَالَ وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مُفَضَّلٌ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، وَالأَسْوَدِ، أَنَّهُمَا دَخَلاَ عَلَى عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ بِمَعْنَى حَدِيثِ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ ‏.‏ وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مُسْهِرٍ وَجَرِيرٍ فَلَكَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى اخْتِلاَفِ أَصَابِعِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ

TOPICS
prayer  *  bowing  *  gap  *  fingers

QUICK LESSONS:
Keep your hands close together while praying; Be mindful during prayer; Strive for sincerity & humility in your prayers; Focus on what you are saying or doing without any distractions or gaps in concentration .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Alqama and Aswad by another chain of transmitters and in the hadith transmitted by Ibn Mus-hir and Jabir. It talks about how they perceived as if they were seeing a gap between the fingers of Prophet Muhammad's hands when he was bowing during prayer. This shows us that it is important to keep our hands close together when we are praying so that there is no space between our fingers. It also teaches us to be mindful during prayer so that we can focus on what we are saying or doing without any distractions or gaps in concentration. We should also strive to make sure our prayers are done with sincerity and humility as this will bring us closer to Allah SWT.

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