Sahih Muslim Hadith 1207 – The Prohibition Of

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[1207] 38 – ( … ) It was narrated that Jâbir said: "We were with the Prophet on a journey, and he sent me on an errand. I came back and he was praying atop his mount, facing in a direction other than the Qiblah. I greeted him and he did not respond. When he had finished he said: 'Nothing kept me from returning your greeting but the fact that I was praying."