Returning The Salām During The Prayer
Darussalam · Volume 1
2. THE BOOK OFAṢ-ṢALĀT (THE PRAYER)Sunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 923 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 243
Source no. 923 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
Source no. 856 · Volume 4 · Page 78
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط الشيخين. وبإسناده أخرجه الشيخان في "صحيحيهما"، وعنه أبو عوانة في "صحيحه")
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923. It was reported from 'Alqamah, from 'Abdullāh (bin Mas'ūd) who said: "We used to say Salām to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ while he was praying, and he would return the greeting to us. When we returned from (the land of) An-Najāshī, we said Salām to him, but he did not respond to us, and said, (after the prayer): 'Indeed, there are (matters) in the prayer that (keep one) busy.'" (Sahīh)
923 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ، سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا، وَقَالَ: «إِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ لَشُغْلًا»
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1. While praying, one is busy reciting Qur'ān, remembering Allāh, and supplicating. While busy with these, it is not proper for one to attend to other things, except those which are permitted. 2. Conversing intentionally with others during a prayer invalidates the prayer. See number 949.