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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب تفريع استفتاح الصلاةPrayer (Tafarah Abwab Estaftah Assalah)
باب رَدِّ السَّلاَمِ فِي الصَّلاَةِChapter: Returning The Salam During The Prayer.
Hadith 926
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ النُّفَيْلِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : أَرْسَلَنِي نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى بَنِى الْمُصْطَلَقِ 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 إِلَّا 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 Quran 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.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
926. Commentary:
➊ In Sahih Muslim, Book of Mosques, Hadith [540], it is mentioned that Zuhair clarified the gesture of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam by pointing towards the ground.
➋ While traveling, (supererogatory) prayers can be performed on a mount, and the bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) will be done by gestures.
➌ During the prayer, it is permissible to respond to someone by means of a gesture.
➍ If someone is unable to respond for some reason, he should present an excuse.
➊ In Sahih Muslim, Book of Mosques, Hadith [540], it is mentioned that Zuhair clarified the gesture of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam by pointing towards the ground.
➋ While traveling, (supererogatory) prayers can be performed on a mount, and the bowing (ruku) and prostration (sujud) will be done by gestures.
➌ During the prayer, it is permissible to respond to someone by means of a gesture.
➍ If someone is unable to respond for some reason, he should present an excuse.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 926
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1191. Commentary: This narration is a detailed explanation of the previous narration. It appears that Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) did not understand that a gesture could serve as a reply to the greeting of peace (salam), because at that initial stage, replying verbally to the greeting had been prohibited.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1191
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
In the narration of Muslim, it is mentioned that this incident took place during the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq.
And in another narration of Muslim, it is also clarified that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) responded with a gesture of the hand, and the reason for Jabir's (radi Allahu anhu) sadness and worry was that he did not understand that this gesture was a reply to the greeting of salam.
Because previously, the reply to salam was given verbally, not by gesture.
In the narration of Muslim, it is mentioned that this incident took place during the expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq.
And in another narration of Muslim, it is also clarified that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) responded with a gesture of the hand, and the reason for Jabir's (radi Allahu anhu) sadness and worry was that he did not understand that this gesture was a reply to the greeting of salam.
Because previously, the reply to salam was given verbally, not by gesture.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1217
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
In the narration of Sahih Muslim, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) responded to the greeting (salam) of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) with a gesture of the hand, which Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) could not understand; thus, he became worried and thoughtful.
(Sahih Muslim, al-Masajid, Hadith: 1205(540), and Fath al-Bari: 113/3)
The purpose of Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) with this chapter heading and hadith is that when a person praying is greeted with salam during the prayer, he should not respond verbally.
His intention is certainly not that it is disliked (makruh) to greet someone praying with salam, or that responding is impermissible, because from other ahadith it is established that during prayer, responding to salam with a gesture of the hand is proven. Thus, it is narrated from Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), he said:
I asked Bilal (radi Allahu anhu), "When people used to greet the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with salam during prayer, how would he respond to them?" He said:
He would do like this, and he spread out his hand, meaning he would respond with a gesture of the hand.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 927)
In the narration of Sahih Muslim, it is mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) responded to the greeting (salam) of Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) with a gesture of the hand, which Jabir (radi Allahu anhu) could not understand; thus, he became worried and thoughtful.
(Sahih Muslim, al-Masajid, Hadith: 1205(540), and Fath al-Bari: 113/3)
The purpose of Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) with this chapter heading and hadith is that when a person praying is greeted with salam during the prayer, he should not respond verbally.
His intention is certainly not that it is disliked (makruh) to greet someone praying with salam, or that responding is impermissible, because from other ahadith it is established that during prayer, responding to salam with a gesture of the hand is proven. Thus, it is narrated from Ibn Umar (radi Allahu anhu), he said:
I asked Bilal (radi Allahu anhu), "When people used to greet the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) with salam during prayer, how would he respond to them?" He said:
He would do like this, and he spread out his hand, meaning he would respond with a gesture of the hand.
(Sunan Abi Dawud, al-Salat, Hadith: 927)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1217
