Hadith 20

Sahih Bukhari

Book 21: Actions while Praying

Chapter 15

One should not return greetings during the Salat

باب لاَ يَرُدُّ السَّلاَمَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Sahih al-Bukhari 1216
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ ‏ ‏‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شُغْلاً ‏"
`Abdullah:

I used to greet the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in prayer and he would return my greeting, but when we returned (from Ethiopia) I greeted the Prophet (while he was praying) but he did not return the greeting, and (after finishing the prayer) he said, "In the prayer one is occupied (with a more serious matter)."

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Mas'ud

عبد الله بن مسعود

745 narrations

follower
2

'Alqama bin Qays

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201 narrations

follower
3

Ibrahim al-Nakha'i

إبراهيم النخعي

541 narrations

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4

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1,550 narrations

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5

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214 narrations

3rd Generation
6

Abu Bakr bin Abi Shayba

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2,203 narrations