Hadith 3540
Musnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
ENGLISH
It was narrated that 'Abdullah (رضي الله عنه) said:
We used to greet The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with salam when he was praying, and he would return the greeting. When we came back from being with the Negus, we greeted him with salam and he did not return the greeting. We said:O Messenger of Allah, we used to greet you when you were praying and you would return the greeting. He said: "There is sufficient preoccupation in the prayer."
ARABIC
Hadith referenceMusnad Ahmad 3540
CollectionMusnad Ahmad
BookMusnad of Abdullah bin Mas'ood
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