(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ ، عَنْ
مُجَالِدٍ ، عَنْ
عَامِرٍ ، عَنِ
الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ ، قَالَ : أُقِيمَتْ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَجِئْنَا نَمْشِي مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ النَّاسُ ، رَكَعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ ، وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي ، فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، فَقَالَ
عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ : صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ، فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ ، سَأَلَهُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ : لِمَ قُلْتَ حِينَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الرَّجُلُ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ ؟ قَالَ : إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ ، إِذَا كَانَتْ التَّحِيَّةُ عَلَى الْمَعْرِفَةِ " .
Aswad bin Yazid says that once the prayer had been established in the mosque, we were going to join the rows with Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). When the people went into bowing (ruku'), Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) also went into ruku', and seeing him, we too performed ruku' while we were still walking. During this, a man passed by from the front and said: "As-salamu 'alayka ya Aba 'Abd al-Rahman!" In the state of ruku', he replied: "Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth." After the prayer, someone asked him, "When that person greeted you, why did you say that Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth?" He replied, "I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'It is among the signs of the Hour that greeting (salam) will be given only to those who are known.'"