Returning The Salâms With A Gesture When Praying
Darussalam · Volume 2
13. [The Book Of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1189 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 6
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صحيح، ابن ماجة (١٠١٨)
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(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ١٠١٨: م.
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1190. It was narrated that Jābir said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ sent me on an errand then I came back to him while he was praying. I greeted him with the Salâm and he gestured to me. When he finished he called me and said: 'You greeted me with Salâm just now and I was praying.' And he was facing toward the east that day." (Sahîh)
1189 - أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيَّ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ: «إِنَّكَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَيَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي»، وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ مُوَجَّهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ إِلَى الْمَشْرِقِ
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"Towards the east": This was the thing that led Jabir ﷺ to mistakenly greet the Prophet ﷺ because the Qiblah in Madinah occurs in the south; whereas, in the optional prayers, facing the Qiblah is not a requisite. If it is not possible to face the Qiblah, one may offer prayer in the direction toward which his mount is moving.