Hadith #211

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Arabic Text

‏ ‏قَالَ ‏ ‏وَكَانَتْ لِي غَنَمٌ فِيهَا جَارِيَةٌ لِي ‏ ‏تَرْعَاهَا فِي قِبَلِ ‏ ‏أُحُدٍ ‏ ‏والْجَوَّانِيَّةِ ‏ ‏فَاطَّلَعْتُ عَلَيْهَا ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَوَجَدْتُ الذِّئْبَ قَدْ ذَهَبَ مِنْهَا بِشَاةٍ فَأَسِفْتُ وَأَنَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي ‏ ‏آدَمَ ‏ ‏آسَفُ مِثْلَ مَا يَأْسَفُونَ وَإِنِّي ‏ ‏صَكَكْتُهَا ‏ ‏صَكَّةً ‏ ‏قَالَ فَعَظُمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ‏ ‏صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ‏ ‏قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلَا أُعْتِقُهَا قَالَ ادْعُهَا فَدَعَوْتُهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا ‏ ‏أَيْنَ اللَّهُ قَالَتْ فِي السَّمَاءِ قَالَ مَنْ أَنَا قَالَتْ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَالَ إِنَّهَا مُؤْمِنَةٌ فَأَعْتِقْهَا ‏ ‏قَالَ هَذَانِ حَدِيثَانِ ‏

English Translation

It was narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami (may Allah be pleased with him) that Mu'awiyah ibn al-Hakam al-Sulami said: 'While I was praying with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, a man sneezed and I said: "May Allah have mercy on you." The people stared at me. When they kept silent, I remained quiet. After the prayer, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Talking is not appropriate during prayer — it consists of glorification (tasbih), takbir, and recitation of the Quran."'

Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 43, Hadith 211

Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 22649

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