Hadith #21

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English Translation

Muḥammad ibn Jaʿfar narrated to us — he was asked about a man who receives a greeting while not in a state of ablution — so he said: Saʿīd narrated to us, from Qatādah, from al-Ḥasan, from al-Ḥuḍayn Abū Sāsān, from al-Muhājir ibn Qunfudh رضي الله عنه, that he greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was performing ablution. He did not return the greeting until he completed his ablution, then he returned it and said, 'Nothing prevented me from returning your greeting except that I disliked mentioning Allah except in a state of purity.' Al-Ḥasan, because of this hadith, used to dislike reciting or mentioning Allah عز وجل until he purified himself.