Giving the
salaam to the one who is praying
source:
silsilat ul-ahādīth us-sahīha ~ the series of authentic
narrations ~ hadīth no. 2917
On the authority of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (radi Allaahu
‘anhu) that a man gave the salaam to the Messenger of Allaah
(صلى الله عليه وسلم) while he was in prayer, so the Prophet
(صلى الله عليه وسلم) replied by a gesture. And when the
Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) made the tasleem (and ended the
prayer), he said to him: ‘Indeed we used to return the
salaam (verbally) during our prayer, then we were prohibited
from doing that.’”
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Shaykh al-Albānī (rahimahullaah) comments:
“And in the hadeeth, there is clear evidence that the
returning of the salaam verbally from the one who is praying
used to be legislated at the beginning of Islaam in Makkah.
Then, it was abrogated (and instead it was legislated) to
return it by gesturing in Madinah. And if that is so, then
there is (in this hadeeth) the recommendation of giving the
salaam to the one who is praying, due to his (صلى الله عليه
وسلم) iqraar (silent approval) of Ibn Mas’ood giving it,
just as he silently approved of that from others who used to
give him the salaam while he would be praying.
And there are many well-known narrations about that from
different paths (of narration), and they are reported in
more than one place. Thus, it is upon the followers of the
sunnah to adhere to them, and to be gentle in conveying and
applying them, for indeed the people are enemies toward what
they are ignorant about, specially the people of desires and
innovations among them.”
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