Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

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.

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

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.

Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) about greeting someone while in prayer. Imam (a.s) 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”.

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

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

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.

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