(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ ،
وَكَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
هِشَامٌ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ
جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ ، فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ ، وَرَأَيْتُهُ يَرْكَعُ وَيَسْجُدُ ، فَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي : " مَا صَنَعْتَ فِي حَاجَتِكَ ؟ " ، فَقُلْتُ : صَنَعْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَقَالَ : " أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ ، إِلَّا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي " .
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) that once the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me for a task of his. I went, and when I returned after completing that task, I greeted the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, but he did not reply. Then I saw him bowing and prostrating, so I stepped back. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Did you complete the task?" I replied: "Yes, I did it in such and such a way." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Nothing prevented me from replying to you except that I was performing prayer."