English translation
1199. Narrated 'Abdullāh رضي الله عنه: We used to greet the Prophet ﷺ while he was offering Aṣ-Ṣalāt (the prayer) and he used to answer our greetings. When we returned from An-Najāshī (the ruler of Ethiopia), we greeted him, but he did not answer us [during the Ṣalāt (prayer)] and [after finishing the Ṣalāt (prayer)] he said, "In Ṣalāt (prayer) one is occupied (with a more serious matter)."
