“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to the mosque at Quba’ and performed prayer there. Some men of the Ansar came and greeted him. I asked Suhaib, who was with him: ‘How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ respond to them?’ He said: ‘He gestured with his hand.’”  

أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مَسْجِدَ قُبَاءٍ يُصَلِّي فِيهِ فَجَاءَتْ رِجَالٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ فَسَأَلْتُ صُهَيْبًا وَكَانَ مَعَهُ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ  

“The Prophet ﷺ sent me on an errand, then I caught up with him while he was performing prayer, and I greeted him. He gestured to me, then when he finished, he called me and said: ‘You greeted me before, but I was performing prayer.’”  

بَعَثَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِحَاجَةٍ ثُمَّ أَدْرَكْتُهُ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَىَّ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ دَعَانِي فَقَالَ إِنَّكَ سَلَّمْتَ عَلَىَّ آنِفًا وَأَنَا أُصَلِّي  

“We would greet others during the prayer, and it was said to us: ‘During the prayer one is preoccupied.’”  

كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ فِي الصَّلاَةِ فَقِيلَ لَنَا إِنَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ لَشُغْلاً