an additional reward for reminding them of the greeting, and if they do not return it, someone better than them will return it to him." He said: "It was narrated by al-Bazzār and al-Ṭabarānī, and one of the isnāds of al-Bazzār is good and strong." In the chapter, there is a narration from Abū Hurayrah similar to the ḥadīth of Anas. It was recorded by al-ʿUqaylī as in "al-Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr" (1/159/1). In summary, the ḥadīth is authentic without doubt, and there are many authentic ḥadīths regarding the command to spread the greeting of peace, some of which are in the Ṣaḥīḥ. I have chosen this ḥadīth to discuss because it is not in the Ṣaḥīḥ, although its isnād is authentic, and it has supporting evidence, so I wanted to clarify that. Having understood this, you should know that the scope of spreading the greeting of peace, as commanded, is very broad. Some people have restricted it due to ignorance of the sunnah or negligence in practicing it. Among these is greeting someone who is praying. Many people think it is not prescribed, and al-Nawawī explicitly stated in "al-Adhkār" that it is disliked, although he clarified in "Sharḥ Muslim" that it is recommended to return the greeting with a gesture, which is the sunnah. Many ḥadīths have come regarding the Companions greeting the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) while he was praying, and he approved of it and returned the greeting. I will mention here one ḥadīth from them, which is the ḥadīth of Ibn ʿUmar who said: "The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) went out to Qubāʾ to pray there. The Anṣār came to him and greeted him while he was praying. I said to Bilāl: How did you see the Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) return their greeting when they greeted him while he was praying? He said: He would do like this, and he spread his palm, and Jaʿfar ibn ʿAwn spread his palm, placing its underside down and its back upwards."
فضل درجة بتذكيره إياهم السلام، فإن لم يردوا عليه رد عليه من هو خير منهم ". وقال: " رواه البزار والطبراني وأحد إسنادي البزار جيد قوي ". وفي الباب عن أبي هريرة مثل حديث أنس. أخرجه العقيلي كما في " الجامع الكبير " (١ / ١٥٩ / ١) . وبالجملة فالحديث صحيح لا شك فيه، والأحاديث في الأمر بإفشاء السلام كثيرة صحيحة، بعضها في الصحيح، وقد اخترت منها هذا الحديث للكلام عليه، لأنه ليس في " الصحيح " مع أن إسناده صحيح، وله تلك الشواهد فأحببت أن أبين ذلك. إذا عرفت هذا فينبغي أن تعلم أن إفشاء السلام المأمور به دائرته واسعة جدا، ضيقها بعض الناس جهلا بالسنة، أو تهاملا في العمل بها. فمن ذلك السلام على المصلي، فإن كثيرا من الناس يظنون أنه غير مشروع، بل صرح النووي في الأذكار بكراهته، مع أنه صرح في " شرح مسلم ": " أنه يستحب رد السلام بالإشارة " وهو السنة. فقد جاءت أحاديث كثيرة في سلام الصحابة على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو يصلي فأقرهم على ذلك، ورد ﵈، فأنا أذكر هنا حديثا واحدا منها وهو حديث ابن عمر قال: " خرج رسول الله ﷺ إلى قباء يصل فيه. فجاءته الأنصار فسلموا عليه وهو يصلي، قال: فقلت لبلال: كيف رأيت رسول الله ﷺ يرد عليهم حين كانوا يسلمون عليه وهو يصلي؟ قال: يقول هكذا، وبسط كفه وبسط جعفر بن عون كفه، وجعل بطنه أسفل، وجعل ظهره إلى فوق ".
- "The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) went out to Qubāʾ to pray there. The Anṣār came to him and greeted him while he was praying. I said to Bilāl: How did you see
- " خرج رسول الله ﷺ إلى قباء يصلي فيه. فجاءته الأنصار فسلمواعليه وهو يصلي، قال: فقلت لبلال: كيف رأيت