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Sunan Abu DawudPrayer (Kitab Al-Salat)

Sunan Abu Dawud 926

Chapter: Returning The Salam During The Prayer

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 926

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي عَلَى بَعِيرِهِ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا ثُمَّ كَلَّمْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُهُ يَقْرَأُ وَيُومِئُ بِرَأْسِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ ‏"‏

مَا فَعَلْتَ فِي الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلاَّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ‏"

jabir said:

The prophet of Allah(ﷺ) sent me to Banu al-Mustaliq. When I returned to him, he was praying on his camel. I talked to him; he made a sign to me with his hand like this. I again talked to him; he made a sign to me with his hand like this. I was hearing him reciting the Qur’an and he was making a sign with his head. When he finished his prayer, he said; what did you do about the mission for which I had sent you; nothing prevented me from talking to you except that I was praying.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 926) and Ahmad (No. 13825, 14115).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( فَأَتَيْته ) : أَيْ نَبِيّ اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ( فَكَلَّمْته ) : وَفِي رِوَايَة لِمُسْلِمٍ فَسَلَّمْت عَلَيْهِ ( فَقَالَ لِي بِيَدِهِ هَكَذَا ) : زَادَ فِي مُسْلِم وَأَوْمَأَ زُهَيْر بِيَدِهِ نَحْو الْأَرْض , وَفِي رِوَايَة الْبُخَارِيّ : " فَسَلَّمْت عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدّ عَلَيَّ فَوَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِي مَا اللَّه بِهِ أَعْلَم " قَالَ الْحَافِظ : قَوْله فَلَمْ يَرُدّ عَلَيَّ أَيْ بِاللَّفْظِ وَكَانَ جَابِرًا لَمْ يَعْرِف أَوَّلًا أَنَّ الْمُرَاد بِالْإِشَارَةِ الرَّدّ عَلَيْهِ فَلِذَلِكَ قَالَ. فَوَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِي مَا اللَّه بِهِ أَعْلَم أَيْ مِنْ الْحُزْن ( وَيُومِي بِرَأْسِهِ ) : أَيْ لِلرُّكُوعِ وَالسُّجُود ( فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمك إِلَّا أَنِّي كُن…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 926
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Muslim (540) The hadith No. 926
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 926

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Also reported by… (4)
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (3119)لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ ، إِلا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (1040)لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلا إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (1353)لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي
  • مسند ابن الجعد (2310)مَا فَعَلْتَ فِي الَّذِي أَرْسَلْتُكَ فَإِنِّي لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ؟

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 540c

We were in the company of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he sent me on an errand, and when I came back (I saw him) saying prayer on his ride and his face was not turned towards Qibla. I greeted him but he did not respond to me. As he completed the prayer, he said: Nothing prevented me from…

إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلاَّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ‏"

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 1217

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to myself,, 'Perhaps Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) is angry because I did not come quickly…

إِنَّمَا مَنَعَنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ‏"‏‏.‏ وَكَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلَى غَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ‏.‏

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 540b

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me (on an errand) while he was going to Banu Mustaliq. I came to him and he was engaged in prayer on the back of his camel. I talked to him and he gestured to me With his hand, and Zuhair gestured with his hand. I then again talked and he again (gestured to me with…

فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أُكَلِّمَكَ إِلاَّ أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ جَالِسٌ مُسْتَقْبِلَ الْكَعْبَةِ فَقَالَ بِيَدِهِ أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ إِلَى بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَقَالَ…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 1190

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on an errand, then I came back to him while he was facing the east or the west. I greeted him with salam and he gestured to me. Then when he finished he called me and said: "O Jabir!" So I came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I greeted you with Salam but you did…

سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي ‏"

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Not graded Musnad Ahmad 14642

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Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 4 other versions Arabic only

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