وَعَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ
قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِبِلَالٍ: كَيْفَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِم حِين حانوا يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ فِي الصَّلَاةِ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يُشِيرُ بِيَدِهِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ النَّسَائِيِّ نَحوه وَعوض بِلَال صُهَيْب
Ibu Umar said he asked Bilal how the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) responded to them when they greeted him while he was engaged in prayer, and he replied, “He used to make a sign with his hand.” Tirmidhi transmitted it. In Nasai’s version there is something similar, but Suhayb occurs instead of Bilal.
Mishkat al-Masabih 933, Book 5, Prayer, Hadith 411. 1 min read