٤٨٨٢ - حدثنا سفيان بن عيينة عن (عاصم) (١) (عن) (٢) أبي وائل عن عبد اللَّه قال كنا نسلم على النبي ﷺ وهو يصلي فيرد علينا قبل أن (نأتي) (٣) أرض الحبشة فلما قدمنا من أرض الحبشة سلمت عليه فلم يرد عليّ فأخذني ما قرب وما بعد فلما قضى صلاته قال: "إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا شَاءَ وَقَدْ أَحْدَثَ أَنْ لَا تُكَلِّمُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ" (٤).
Hazrat Abdullah narrates that before migrating to Abyssinia, we used to greet the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during prayer, and he would reply to our greeting. When we returned from Abyssinia, I greeted the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during prayer, but he did not reply to my greeting. When he completed the prayer, he said that Allah the Exalted enforces His commands whenever He wills; now Allah the Exalted has commanded that you should not converse during prayer.