حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَسْجِدَ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءَ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ رِجَالُ الْأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَدَخَلَ مَعَهُ صُهَيْبٌ فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَصْنَعُ إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قُلْتُ لِرَجُلٍ سَلْ زَيْدًا أَسَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَهِبْتُ أَنَا أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا أُسَامَةَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَمَّا أَنَا فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهُ فَكَلَّمْتُهُ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4568
It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) entered the mosque of Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf, the mosque of Quba', to pray there. Some men of the Ansaar came in to greet him and Suhayb was with him. I asked Suhayb: What would the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) do when he was greeted? He said; He would gesture with his hand Sufyaan said: I said to a man: Ask Zayd: Did you hear it from 'Abdullah? And I was too nervous to ask him myself. He said; O Abu Usaamah, did you hear it from'Abdullah ibn 'Umar? He said: As for me, I met him and spoke to him.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020