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Sahih al-Bukhari 3875 (Book 63, Hadith 100) #3703
The Importance of Prayer

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) was too busy in prayer to reply to greetings.

Narrated 'Abdullah: We used to greet the Prophet while he used to be in prayers, and he used to reply to our greetings. But when we came back from Najashi (the King of Ethiopia) we greeted him (while he was praying) and he did not reply to us. We said, "O Allah's Messenger ! We used to greet you in the past and you used to reply to us". He said, "Verily The Mind is occupied and busy with more important matter during the prayer". (So one cannot return One's greetings)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَهْوَ يُصَلِّي فَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا، فَلَمَّا رَجَعْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ النَّجَاشِيِّ سَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْنَا، فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا كُنَّا نُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْكَ فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ فِي الصَّلاَةِ شُغْلاً ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقُلْتُ لإِبْرَاهِيمَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ أَنْتَ قَالَ أَرُدُّ فِي نَفْسِي‏.‏

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prayer  *  mind  *  greeting

QUICK LESSONS:
Give utmost importance to prayers and make sure you are focused on them without any distractions or interruptions .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of prayer and how it should be given priority over other matters. It is narrated by Abdullah that when they used to greet the Prophet ﷺ while he was praying, he would reply back. However, after returning from Najashi, they greeted him while he was praying but this time he did not reply back. When they asked why, the Prophet ﷺ replied that his mind was occupied with more important matters during prayer and thus could not return their greetings. This hadith teaches us that we should give utmost importance to our prayers and make sure we are focused on them without any distractions or interruptions. We should also remember that even if someone does not respond to our greeting when we are in prayer, it does not mean they do not care for us; rather it means that their focus is on something more important at the moment which is pleasing Allah SWT through prayer.

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