Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Hanzalah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had urinated a short while before. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave him no reply until he passed his hand over the wall, that is, he performed dry ablution (tayammum) (and then returned his greeting).
Imam Ahmad recorded it; its chain contains a narrator who is not named.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1504
Sayyiduna al-Bara' bin Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam while he was urinating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not return his greeting until he had finished.
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat; its chain contains a narrator whom I do not know.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1505
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was urinating. I greeted him with salam, but he did not reply to me. Then he went into his house, performed ablution (wudu), then came out and said: "Wa 'alaykum al-salam (And upon you be peace)!"
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir. He says: al-Fadl bin Abi Hassan is alone in narrating it. (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say: I have not found anyone who mentions him.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1506
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 1945، وأخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 5398»
Abu Sallam narrates: Someone who saw the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told me that he urinated and then, before touching water (that is, before performing ablution), recited some verses of the Qur'an. (Here the narrator Hushaym reported one word differently.)
Imam Ahmad recorded it, and its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطهارة / 1507