[Machine] While the Prophet ﷺ was on a path in Medina, and he had just come out from defecation or urination, a man greeted him, but the Prophet ﷺ did not respond. Then, the Prophet ﷺ struck his palms and wiped his face with them. Then, he struck his palms a second time and wiped his arms up to his elbows, and he said, "I did not respond to you because I was not in a state of ritual purity." This is a narration from Ibn Abbaan, and some of the scholars have criticized the attribution of this narration to Muhammad ibn Thaabit al-Abdi. Therefore, they have raised doubts about the authenticity of this narration.  

بَيْنَمَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي سِكَّةٍ مِنْ سِكَكِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَدْ خَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ غَائِطٍ أَوْ بَوْلٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ ضَرَبَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَمَسَحَ بِوَجْهِهِ مَسْحَةً ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِكَفَّيْهِ الثَّانِيَةِ فَمَسَحَ ذِرَاعَيْهِ إِلَى الْمِرْفَقَيْنِ وَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَكُنْ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ أَوْ عَلَى طَهَارَةٍ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبْدَانَ وَقَدْ أَنْكَرَ بَعْضُ الْحُفَّاظِ رَفْعَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ عَلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ الْعَبْدِيِّ فَقَدْ