أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ الْبَعْلَبَکِّيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ شَابُورَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْحَارِثِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَهُوَ يَسِيرُ مُشَرِّقًا أَوْ مُغَرِّبًا فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ فَانْصَرَفْتُ فَنَادَانِي يَا جَابِرُ فَنَادَانِي النَّاسُ يَا جَابِرُ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْکَ فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ إِنِّي کُنْتُ أُصَلِّي
سنن نسائی · Hadith 1195
It was narrated that Jabir said: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent me on an errand then I came back to him while he was facing east or west. I greeted him with Salam and he gestured to me. Then when he finished he called me and said: ‘Jabir!’ The people called me and said: ‘Jabir!’ So I came and said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, I greeted you with Salam but you did not answer.’ He said: ‘I was praying.” (Sahih).
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020