Returning Salām While Urinating?
Darussalam · Volume 1
1. THE BOOK OF PURIFICATIONSunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 17 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 5
Source no. 17 · Volume 1 · Page 2
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صحيح
Source no. 13 · Volume 1 · Page 45
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط مسلم، وصححه ابن حبان (٨٠٠)، والحاكم والذهبي والنووي)
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17. Ḥudāin bin Al-Mundhir said that Al-Muhājir bin Qunfudh came to the Prophet ﷺ while he was urinating, and he greeted him with the Salām, but he did not respond to his greeting until he performed Wudu'. He then excused himself (for the delay) by saying: "I disliked that I mention Allāh — Exalted is His remembrance — except in a state of purity." (Da'if)
17 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْأَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ حُضَيْنِ بْنِ الْمُنْذِرِ أَبِي سَاسَانَ، عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ قُنْفُذٍ، أَنَّهُ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَبُولُ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَوَضَّأَ، ثُمَّ اعْتَذَرَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ " إِنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِلَّا عَلَى طُهْرٍ أَوْ قَالَ: عَلَى طَهَارَةٍ "
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This narration shows the reason for the delay in replying, and accordingly that it is disliked to mention Allāh in such circumstances, and it may be inferred that one should not greet a person who is relieving himself with the Salām.