Hadith 11

Sunan an-Nasa'i

Book 13: The Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer) Sahih

Chapter 6

Returning the salams with a gesture when praying

باب رَدِّ السَّلاَمِ بِالإِشَارَةِ فِي الصَّلاَةِ

Sahih
Sunan an-Nasa'i 1189
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مُوَجَّهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ
"‏ إِنَّكَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي ‏"
It was narrated that Jabir said:

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on an errand then I came back to him while he was praying. I greeted him with the salam and he gestured to me. When he finished he called me and said: 'You greeted me with Salam just now and I was praying.' And he was facing toward the east that day."

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

Qutayba bin Sa'id bin Jamil

قتيبة بن سعيد بن جميل

2,253 narrations