English narration
Narrated by صهيب الرومي
Narrated Suhayb: I passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who was praying. I saluted him and he returned it by making a sign. The narrator said: I do not know but that he said: He made a sign with his finger. This is the version reported by Qutaybah.
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَوْهَبٍ ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، أَنَّ اللَّيْثَ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، عَنْ بُكَيْرٍ ، عَنْ نَابِلٍ صَاحِبِ الْعَبَاءِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ، عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ : مَرَرْتُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي ، فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ " فَرَدَّ إِشَارَةً " ، قَالَ : وَلَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ : إِشَارَةً بِأُصْبُعِهِ . وَهَذَا لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ قُتَيْبَةَ .