سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ
Hadith.1063 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a person who greets others while in prayer. Imam (as) said: "If a Muslim greets you while you are in prayer, respond to him by saying, ‘As-salamu ‘alayka,' and gesture with your finger."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.
إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ أَنْتَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا بَيْنَكَ وَ بَيْنَ نَفْسِكَ وَ لَا تَرْفَعْ صَوْتَكَ.
Hadith.1064 - Ammar al-Sabati asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about greeting someone while in prayer. Imam (as) 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”.
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.
[1]أي لا ترفع رفعا ينافى هيئة الصلاة و ظاهر الخبر وجوب الرد خفيا و قد حملت على التقية لإطلاق الاخبار الأخر في وجوب الرد أو عمومها ففى غير التقية الأحوط الاسماع.ص 368
إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ وَ هُوَ يُصَلِّي يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ خَفِيّاً كَمَا قَالَ.
Hadith.1065 - Mansur ibn Hazim narrated from Imam (as) that He said: "If someone greets a man while he is praying, he should respond to him quietly, as He (the greeter) said."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.
سَلَّمَ عَمَّارٌ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ هُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنَّ السَّلَامَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ
Hadith.1066 - Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Ammar greeted the Messenger of Allah (sw) while he was in prayer, and he responded to him." Then Abu Ja'far (as) said: "Indeed, Salam (greeting) is one of the names of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.