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Muwatta Malik 410

Authentic graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 410

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ الرَّجُلُ كَلاَمًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلاَ يَتَكَلَّمْ وَلْيُشِرْ بِيَدِهِ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar passed by a man who was praying and said, "Peace be upon you," and the man replied to him. Abdullah ibn Umar returned to him and said, "When someone says, 'Peace be upon you' to you while you are praying do not reply, but give a signal with your hand."

Reported by Malik (No. 410).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : السَّلَامُ عَلَى الْمُصَلِّي جَائِزٌ وَالْأَصْلُ فِي ذَلِكَ مَا رُوِيَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِحَاجَتِهِ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْته وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْت عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إلَيَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ إنَّك سَلَّمْت عَلَيَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي فَوَجْهُ الدَّلِيلِ مِنْهُ أَنَّهُ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنَّمَا أَظْهَرَ الْمَانِعَ لَهُ مِنْ رَدِّ السَّلَامِ عَلَيْهِ نُطْقًا. ( مَسْأَلَةٌ ) وَلَا يَرُدُّ بِالْكَلَامِ لِأَنَّ الْكَلَامَ مَمْنُوعٌ مِنْهُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَالْحَسَنُ فَرَدُّ السَّلَامِ كَلَامٌ وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى مَا نَقُولُهُ قوله تعالى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ وَمَا…

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 1013

Nafi' said that ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar passed a man while he was praying and gave him a salutation to which the man uttered some words in reply. ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar went back to him and said to him, “When one of you is greeted while he is engaged in prayer he must not speak, but give a sign with his…

وَعَنْ نَافِعٍ قَالَ: إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ الرَّجُلُ كَلَامًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ: إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى…

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