Ali bin Abdur Rahman Muawi says: I prayed next to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and during the prayer I was turning over pebbles. He said: Do not turn over the pebbles, because doing so is from Satan. However, I saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) move them in this way. Imam Abu Abdullah Ahmad said: That is, only once.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / أبواب الأذ كار الواردة عقب الصلاة / 1898
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه بنحوه مسلم: 580 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 4575 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 4575»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Its meaning is that if the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam had needed to, he would have struck his hands once and corrected or cleaned them. The same issue is mentioned in the third narration that follows.