Greeting the Worshipper

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 1|Book 1|Chapter 52
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Book 1, Chapter 52

Greeting the Worshipper

4 hadiths
سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى اَلْقَوْمِ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ «إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ مُسْلِمٌ وَ أَنْتَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ تَقُولُ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَ أَشِرْ بِإِصْبَعِكَ.
Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام about a person who greets others while in prayer. Imam عليه السلام said: "If a Muslim greets you while you are in prayer, respond to him by saying, ‘As-salamu ‘alayka,' and gesture with your finger."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 49
وَ سَأَلَ عَمَّارٌ اَلسَّابَاطِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلتَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى اَلْمُصَلِّي فَقَالَ «إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَنْتَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ نَفْسِكَ وَ لاَ تَرْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ.
Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about greeting someone while in prayer. Imam عليه السلام said: "If a man from the Muslims greets you while you are in prayer, respond to him within yourself and do not raise your voice”.
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ مَنْصُورُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى اَلرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ خَفِيّاً كَمَا قَالَ.
Mansur ibn Hazim narrated from Imam عليه السلام that He said: "If someone greets a man while he is praying, he should respond to him quietly, as He (the greeter) said."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «سَلَّمَ عَمَّارٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ هُوَ فِي اَلصَّلاَةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ» ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «إِنَّ اَلسَّلاَمَ اِسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "Ammar greeted the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم while he was in prayer, and he responded to him." Then Abu Ja'far عليه السلام said: "Indeed, Salam (greeting) is one of the names of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh