Hadith 217

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 1019
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقِيلَ لَنَا إِنَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ لَشُغْلاً ‏.‏
It was narrated that ‘Abdullah said:

“We would greet others during the prayer, and it was said to us: ‘During the prayer one is preoccupied.’”