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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب السلام والاستئذان وآداب أخرىBook of Greetings, Seeking Permission, and Other Etiquettes
بَابُ مَا يَفْعَلُ الْمُصَلَّى وَالْمُخْتَلِي إِذَا سَلَّمَ أَحَدٌ عَلَيْهماChapter on What the One Praying or Relieving Himself Should Do If Someone Greets Him
Hadith 8263
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَرَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّ إِلَيَّ إِشَارَةً وَقَالَ لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِشَارَةً بِإِصْبَعِهِ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, narrates that the Companion of the Messenger, Sayyiduna Suhaib, may Allah be pleased with him, said: I passed by the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while he was praying. I greeted him with salam, and he, peace and blessings be upon him, responded to me by gesturing. The narrator says: I think he mentioned that he gestured with his finger.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Allamah Sindhi Hanafi said: From the words "he gestures with his hand" (yushiru biyadihi), it is understood that responding to salam by gesturing with the hand does not invalidate the prayer, nor should it even be considered disliked (makruh). And Allah knows best.
