Hadith 216

Sunan Ibn Majah

Book 5: Establishing the Prayer and the Sunnah Regarding Them Sahih

Chapter 59

If the greeting is given to a person who is performing Prayer, how should he respond?

باب الْمُصَلِّي يُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ كَيْفَ يَرُدُّ

Sahih
Sunan Ibn Majah 1018
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ الْمِصْرِيُّ، أَنْبَأَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِحَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ إِنَّكَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي ‏"
It was narrated that Jabir said:

“The Prophet (ﷺ) sent me on an errand, then I caught up with him while he was performing prayer, and I greeted him. He gestured to me, then when he finished, he called me and said: ‘You greeted me before, but I was performing prayer.’”

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah

جابر بن عبد الله بن عمرو السلمي الأنصاري

1,575 narrations

follower
2

Muhammad bin Muslim bin Tadras

محمد بن مسلم بن تدرس أبو الزبير

620 narrations

successor
3

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

3rd Generation
4

Muhammad bin Rmh bin al-Mhajr

محمد بن رمح بن المهاجر

246 narrations