Greeting the Worshipper

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 52

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 52

Greeting the Worshipper
4 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1063

1063 - سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى اَلْقَوْمِ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ أَنْتَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ تَقُولُ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَشِرْ بِإِصْبَعِكَ.

Hadith.1063 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a person who greets others while in prayer. Imam (as) said: "If a Muslim greets you while you are in prayer, respond to him by saying, ‘As-salamu ‘alayka,' and gesture with your finger."

Ḥadīth 1064

1064 - وَ سَأَلَ عَمَّارٌ اَلسَّابَاطِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلتَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى اَلْمُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَنْتَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ نَفْسِكَ وَ لاَ تَرْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ.

Hadith.1064 - Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about greeting someone while in prayer. Imam (as) said: "If a man from the Muslims greets you while you are in prayer, respond to him within yourself and do not raise your voice”.

Ḥadīth 1065

1065 - وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى اَلرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ خَفِيّاً كَمَا قَالَ.

Hadith.1065 - Mansur ibn Hazim narrated from Imam (as) that He said: "If someone greets a man while he is praying, he should respond to him quietly, as He (the greeter) said."

Ḥadīth 1066

1066 - وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «سَلَّمَ عَمَّارٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «إِنَّ اَلسَّلاَمَ اِسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Hadith.1066 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Ammar greeted the Messenger of Allah (sw) while he was in prayer, and he responded to him." Then Abu Ja'far (as) said: "Indeed, Salam (greeting) is one of the names of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic."