Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 3458
What has been said about Bani Israel
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنهاكَانَتْ تَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ {الْمُصَلِّي} يَدَهُ فِي خَاصِرَتِهِ وَتَقُولُ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ تَفْعَلُهُ.تَابَعَهُ شُعْبَةُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ
Translation
Narrated `Aisha
That she used to hate that one should keep his hands on his flanks while praying. She said that the Jew used to do so.