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ahmad:3885Muḥammad b. Fuḍayl > Muṭarrif > Abū al-Jahm > Abū al-Raḍrāḍ > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] "I used to greet the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the prayer, and he would reply to me. But one day, when I greeted him, he did not reply to me. I felt something in myself, so when he finished, I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, when I greet you during the prayer, you reply to me. Why did you not reply to me?' He said, 'Verily, Allah Almighty does what He wills in His affairs.'"  

أحمد:٣٨٨٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلٍ حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّضْرَاضِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَوَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي إِذَا كُنْتُ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ رَدَدْتَ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحْدِثُ فِي أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ  


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Collected by Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ṭabarānī
nasai:1220Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh b. ʿAmmār > Ibn Abū Ghaniyyah Wāsmuh Yaḥyá b. ʿAbd al-Malik And al-Qāsim b. Yazīd al-Jarmī > Sufyān > al-Zubayr b. ʿAdī > Kulthūm > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd Wahadhā Ḥadīth al-Qāsim

"I used to come to the Prophet ﷺ when he was praying, and I would greet him with Salam, he would return my greeting. Then I came to him when he was praying, and he did not return my greeting. When he said the Taslim, he pointed to the people and said: "Allah (SWT) has decreed that in the prayer you should not speak except to remember Allah (SWT), and it is not appropriate for you, and that you should stand before Allah (SWT) with obedience.'"  

النسائي:١٢٢٠أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي غَنِيَّةَ وَاسْمُهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ وَالْقَاسِمُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْجَرْمِيُّ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ عَدِيٍّ عَنْ كُلْثُومٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ

كُنْتُ آتِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَأُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَىَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ أَشَارَ إِلَى الْقَوْمِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ ﷻ يَعْنِي أَحْدَثَ فِي الصَّلاَةِ أَنْ لاَ تَكَلَّمُوا إِلاَّ بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَكُمْ وَأَنْ تَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ  

ahmad:3944Asbāṭ And Ibn Fuḍayl al-Maʿná > Muṭarrif > Abū al-Jahm > Abū al-Raḍrāḍ > Ibn Masʿūd

[Machine] "I used to say goodbye to the Prophet ﷺ while he was in prayer, and he would respond to me. One day, I greeted him and he did not respond to me at all. I found this strange within myself, so I said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I used to greet you while you were in prayer and you would respond to me. But today, when I greeted you, you did not respond.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Indeed, Allah speaks about His affairs as He wills.'"  

أحمد:٣٩٤٤حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطٌ وَابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ الْمَعْنَى قَالَا حَدَّثَنَا مُطَرِّفٌ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّضْرَاضِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا فَوَجَدْتُ فِي نَفْسِي فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَوَأَنْتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ وَإِنِّي سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَمْ تَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ يُحْدِثُ فِي أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ  

tabarani:10545Abū ʿUmar al-Ḍarīr Muḥammad b. ʿUthmān b. Saʿīd > Aḥmad b. Yūnus > Zuhayr > Muṭarrif > Abū al-Jahm > al-Raḍrāḍ > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] I greeted the Prophet (PBUH) and he responded with a greeting. I greeted him again, but he did not respond. So, I said, "I greeted you, and you did not respond." He replied, "Indeed, Allah does as He wills in His affairs."  

الطبراني:١٠٥٤٥حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عُمَرَ الضَّرِيرُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ ثنا زُهَيْرٌ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ عَنِ الرَّضْرَاضِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ

كُنْتُ أُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيَّ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقُلْتُ كُنْتُ مِمَّا أُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فَتُرَدَّ عَلَيَّ فَسَلَّمْتُ فَلَمْ تُرَدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا شَاءَ»  

tabarani:10129Muḥammad b. ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥaḍramī > Saʿīd b. ʿAmr al-Ashʿathī > ʿAbthar b. al-Qāsim > Muṭarrif > Abū al-Jahm > al-Raḍrāḍ > ʿAbdullāh b. Masʿūd

[Machine] We used to greet the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, and he would reply to us. But one day, I greeted him and he didn't reply to me. So, I asked him about it, and he said, "Allah ﷻ does as He wishes in His affairs."  

الطبراني:١٠١٢٩حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَضْرَمِيُّ ثنا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْأَشْعَثِيُّ ثنا عَبْثَرُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ مُطَرِّفٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ عَنِ الرَّضْرَاضِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ ؓ قَالَ

كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا شَاءَ»