السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب الصلاة
Book of Prayer
باب: الكلام في الصلاة
Speaking in prayer
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أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أنبأ أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى ثنا أَبُو قِلَابَةَ يَعْنِي الرَّقَاشِيَّ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ، أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ الْفَقِيهُ بِبَغْدَادَ قَالَ: قُرِئَ عَلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّقَاشِيِّ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ ثنا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا مِنَ الْحَبَشَةِ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ تُرَدُّ عَلَيْنَا، قَالَ: " كَفَى بِالصَّلَاةِ شُغُلًا " لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ. رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَمَّادٍ، وَرَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ كَمَا مَضَى.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We used to greet the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam while he (peace and blessings be upon him) was in prayer, and he would return our salam. When we returned from the emigration to Abyssinia, I greeted the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not reply. So I said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you used to return the salam; why are you not doing so now? He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The prayer is an occupation in itself."
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي، فِي آخَرِينَ، قَالُوا: ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنبأ الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنبأ الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنبأ سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّجُودِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ نَأْتِيَ أَرْضَ الْحَبَشَةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ أَتَيْتُهُ لِأُسَلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَوَجَدْتُهُ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ، فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَرُبَ وَمَا بَعُدَ، فَجَلَسْتُ حَتَّى إِذَا قَضَى صَلَاتَهُ أَتَيْتُهُ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّ اللهَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ يُحَدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ، وَإِنَّ مِمَّا أَحْدَثَ اللهُ أَنْ لَا تَكَلَّمُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ. " وَقَدْ مَضَى فِي ذَلِكَ حَدِيثُ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ وَزَيْدِ بْنِ أَرْقَمَ، وَذَلِكَ كُلُّهُ مَحْمُولٌ عِنْدَنَا عَلَى الْعَمْدِ.
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: Even when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was in prayer we used to greet him with salam, before we went to Abyssinia, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) used to return our salam. When we came back from Abyssinia, I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him) to greet him; he (peace and blessings be upon him) was praying. I greeted him (peace and blessings be upon him) with salam, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) did not return the salam. I was seized with worry over matters new and old. I sat down, and when he (peace and blessings be upon him) completed the prayer, I came to him (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Now Allah Almighty's new command is that you do not talk during prayer."
(b) The hadith of Jabir bin Abdullah and Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with them both) on this has already passed. In our view, all of these are to be understood as referring to (the prohibition of) deliberate speech.
(b) The hadith of Jabir bin Abdullah and Zayd bin Arqam (may Allah be pleased with them both) on this has already passed. In our view, all of these are to be understood as referring to (the prohibition of) deliberate speech.
