[Machine] One of us used to speak to his companion beside him during prayer, until the verse was revealed: "Stand before Allah, devoutly obedient." We were then commanded to remain silent and were forbidden from talking. This is reported in the narration of Hushaym and it was narrated by Ismail ibn Abi Khalid, who reported from Harith ibn Shubayl. Also, in the narration of Yahya al-Qattan, it was reported from Ismail that Harith ibn Shubayl said in its text: "We used to speak to one another during prayer, one of us would speak to his brother about his needs, until the verse was revealed: 'Guard your prayers and the middle prayer, and stand before Allah devoutly obedient.'" We were then commanded to remain silent.  

كَانَ أَحَدُنَا يُكَلِّمُ يَعْنِي صَاحِبَهُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ فِي الصَّلَاةِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ {قُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} [البقرة 238] فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّكُوتِ وَنُهِينَا عَنِ الْكَلَامِ هَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ هُشَيْمٍ وَقَالَ أنبأ إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ عَنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ شُبَيْلٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى الْقَطَّانِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ شُبَيْلٍ وَقَالَ فِي مَتْنِهِ كُنَّا نَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ يُكَلِّمُ أَحَدُنَا أَخَاهُ فِي حَاجَتِهِ حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ {حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَى وَقُومُوا لِلَّهِ قَانِتِينَ} [البقرة 238] فَأُمِرْنَا بِالسُّكُوتِ  

[Machine] We used to greet the Prophet ﷺ during prayer and he would respond to us. But when we returned from Najashi, we greeted him and he did not respond to us. So we said, "O Messenger of Allah, we used to greet you during prayer and you would respond to us." He said, "During the prayer, I was preoccupied with the narration of Ibn Fudayl and in the narration of Abu Badr Shuja' bin Al-Walid." So we said, "O Messenger of Allah, today you were preoccupied and did not respond to us?" He said, "During the prayer, I was preoccupied."  

كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَتُرَدُّ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ إِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شُغْلًا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنُ فُضَيْلٍ وَفِي حَدِيثِ أَبِي بَدْرٍ شُجَاعِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ كُنْتَ تُرَدُّ عَلَيْنَا مَا لَكَ الْيَوْمَ لَمْ تُرَدَّ عَلَيْنَا؟ فَقَالَ إِنَّ فِي الصَّلَاةِ شُغُلًا  

[Machine] I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and greeted him, but he did not respond to me. He began to speak to me about what has passed and what will happen. I said, "O Messenger of Allah, is there something new?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah informed His Prophet of His affairs as He wills, and one of the things He has informed is that you should not speak in prayer."  

أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَدُمَ وَمَا حَدُثَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَحَدَثَ شَيْءٌ؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحْدِثُ لِنَبِيِّهِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا شَاءَ وَإِنْ مِمَّا أَحْدَثَ أَنْ لَا تَكَلَّمُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] We used to converse during prayer and greet each other, and one of us would nod indicating a need. So, one day I came while the Prophet ﷺ was praying and I greeted him, but he did not respond. He grabbed me by my clothes and informed me of what had happened and what was said. When he finished, he said, "Indeed, Allah ﷻ speaks of His affairs as He pleases, and He has informed us that we should not talk during prayer."  

كُنَّا نَتَكَلَّمُ فِي الصَّلَاةِ وَيُسَلِّمُ بَعْضُنَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَيُومِئُ أَحَدُنَا بِالْحَاجَةِ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَالنَّبِيُّ ﷺ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَدُمَ وَمَا حَدُثَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ يُحْدِثُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ وَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَحْدَثَ أَنْ لَا تَكَلَّمُوا فِي الصَّلَاةِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ sent me on an errand for him, so I came and fulfilled it. I greeted him while he was praying, but he did not respond to me.  

أَرْسَلَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ لَهُ فَجِئْتُ وَقَدْ قَضَيْتُهَا فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent me for some job and when I had finished it I returned and came to the Prophet ﷺ and greeted him but he did not return my greeting. So I felt so sorry that only Allah knows it and I said to myself,, 'Perhaps Messenger of Allah ﷺ is angry because I did not come quickly, then again I greeted him but he did not reply. I felt even more sorry than I did the first time. Again I greeted him and he returned the greeting and said, "The thing which prevented me from returning the greeting was that I was praying." And at that time he was on his Rahila and his face was not towards the Qibla. (Using translation from Bukhārī 1217)   

أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي حَاجَةٍ فَانْطَلَقْتُ ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ وَقَدْ قَضَيْتُهَا فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَوَقَعَ فِي قَلْبِي مَا اللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي لَعَلَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَجَدَ عَلَيَّ أَنَّنِي أَبْطَأْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَشَدُّ مِنَ الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى ثُمَّ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنِّي كُنْتُ أُصَلِّي وَكَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ مُتَوَجِّهًا لِغَيْرِ الْقِبْلَةِ  

[Machine] While I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in prayer, a man from the people sneezed, so I said, "May Allah have mercy on you." The people stared at me with their eyes, so I said, "Shame on you! Why are you staring at me?" He said, "They struck their hands on their thighs." He said, "When I saw them silence me, I remained silent." He said, "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished the prayer, he called me and said, 'By my father and mother, O Messenger of Allah, I have never seen a teacher before him, nor after him, who taught better than him. By Allah, he did not shout at me, strike me, or insult me.'" He said, "Indeed, our prayer is not suitable for anything from the speech of the people. It is only for takbeer, tasbeeh, and recitation of the Quran."  

بَيْنَا أَنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ فَحَدَّقَنِي الْقَوْمُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ فَقُلْتُ وَاثُكْلَ أُمِّيَاهُ مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ؟ ‍‍ قَالَ فَضَرَبُوا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَى أَفْخَاذِهِمْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُمْ يُسَكِّتُونِي لَكِنِّي سَكَتُّ قَالَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ دَعَانِي فَبِأَبِي وَأُمِّي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَبْلَهُ وَلَا بَعْدَهُ أَحْسَنَ تَعْلِيمًا مِنْهُ وَاللهِ مَا كَهَرَنِي وَلَا ضَرَبَنِي وَلَا سَبَّنِي قَالَ إِنَّ صَلَاتَنَا هَذِهِ لَا يَصْلُحُ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ مِنْ كَلَامِ النَّاسِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ التَّكْبِيرُ وَالتَّسْبِيحُ وَتِلَاوَةُ الْقُرْآنِ  

what do you mean by looking at me with furtive glances. Then they glorified Allah. When the prophet ﷺ finished his prayer, he asked; who was the speaker? The Prophet told him; this Bedouin. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ called me and said to me: Prayer is meant for the recitation of the Quran, and making mention of Allah. When you are in it (prayer), this should be your work therein. I never saw an instructor more lenient than the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 931)   

لَمَّا قَدِمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِمْتُ أُمُورًا مِنْ أُمُورِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَكَانَ فِيمَا عَلِمْتُ أَنْ قِيلَ لِي إِذَا عَطَسْتَ فَاحْمَدِ اللهَ وَإِذَا عَطَسَ الْعَاطِسُ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ فَقُلْ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا أَنَا قَائِمٌ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الصَّلَاةِ إِذْ عَطَسَ رَجُلٌ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ فَقُلْتُ يَرْحَمُكَ اللهُ رَافِعًا بِهَا صَوْتِي فَرَمَانِي النَّاسُ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ حَتَّى احْتَمَلَنِي ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ مَا لَكُمْ تَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيَّ بِأَعْيُنٍ شَزْرٍ؟ قَالَ فَسَبَّحُوا فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ الصَّلَاةَ قَالَ مَنِ الْمُتَكَلِّمُ؟ قِيلَ هَذَا الْأَعْرَابِيُّ فَدَعَانِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا الصَّلَاةُ لِقِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ وَذِكْرِ اللهِ فَإِذَا كُنْتَ فِيهَا فَلْيَكُنْ ذَلِكَ شَأْنَكَ فَمَا رَأَيْتُ مُعَلِّمًا قَطُّ أَرْفَقَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ