حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ ، ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ رُشَيْدٍ ، ثنا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ ، قَالَ : بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِحَاجَةٍ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا ، وَيَسْجُدُ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ عَنْهُ ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي : " مَا صَنَعْتَ فِي حَاجَتِكَ ؟ " ، قُلْتُ : صَنَعْتُ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، وَقَالَ : " إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي " .
Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me for some task. When I returned, you were on your mount at that time. I greeted you with salam, but you did not reply to me. Then I saw you indicating rukū‘ and sujūd (bowing and prostrating) with gestures, so I stood aside. Then you said to me: "What did you do about your task?" I replied: I have done such and such. Then the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I did not reply to your salam because I was performing prayer."