5/59. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1017 — Greeting During Prayer
If the greeting is given to a person who is performing Prayer, how should he respond?
Greeting During Prayer: Responding by Gesture
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1017
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1017
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّنَافِسِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ، فَجَاءَتْ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ، فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا، وَكَانَ مَعَهُ: كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ .
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to the mosque at Quba’ and performed prayer there. Some men of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who was with him: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) respond to them?’ He said: ‘He gestured with his hand.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1017In-book reference : Book 5, Hadith 215English translation : Vol. 1, Book 5, Hadith 1017
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1017
This hadith about greeting during prayer describes the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم praying in the mosque at Quba'. Some men from the Ansar came and greeted him. Abdullah bin Umar asked Suhaib how the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to them while he was praying. Suhaib said that he gestured with his hand. The main lesson is that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not answer with normal speech during prayer in this report. He responded by a hand gesture. This hadith is useful for people searching for how to respond to salam during salah. The wording stays focused on one event: greeting came while he was praying, and the response was a gesture.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responded to greetings during prayer with a hand gesture.
- The hadith shows that normal speech was not used in this event.
- The narration connects prayer focus with respectful response.
- Gestures may be used in prayer as shown in this report.
