[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me on an errand, so I set out and then returned after completing it. I greeted the Prophet ﷺ , but he did not respond. I thought to myself, I only did what Allah knows about. I said, perhaps the Messenger of Allah ﷺ thought I was taking too long, so I greeted him again, but he still did not respond. I thought to myself, what Allah knows is even more severe. Then I greeted him one more time, and he responded saying, "It was not that I did not respond to you, except that I was praying, and he was on his mount, facing a direction other than the Qibla."
أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَضَيْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا اللهُ بِهِ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَعَلَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَدَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أَبْطَأْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي مَا اللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي فَكَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ مُتَوَجِّهًا لِغَيْرِالْقِبْلَةِ