(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا
أَسْبَاطٌ ،
وَابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ ، المعنى قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
مُطَرِّفٌ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الْجَهْمِ ، عَنْ
أَبِي الرَّضْرَاضِ ، عَنِ
ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ، قَالَ : كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا ، فَوَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي ، فَقُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ ، وَأَنْتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ ، فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ ، وَإِنِّي سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ ، فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ فِي أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ " .
Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I used to greet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam during prayer and he would respond to me. But one day I greeted him with salam and he did not respond. I felt great distress because of this. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) finished the prayer, I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Previously, when I greeted you during prayer, you would respond to me? He replied: "Allah the Exalted sends new commands in His matters as He wills."