How did you see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) respond to them when they greeted him while he was praying?
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The Shaykh :"And from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 927Hasan Sahih (Al-Albani) . Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi narrated it, and al-Tirmidhi graded it as authentic" This is similar to what came before. Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was among the jurists of the Companions, among the worshippers of the Companions, and among the most scrupulous of the Companions in adhering to the reports of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Bilal is well known as the mu'adhdhin (the one who calls to prayer) of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Ibn 'Umar asked him, even though Ibn 'Umar was of higher lineage and closer to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and he was also more knowledgeable than Bilal. He asked: How did you see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) respond to them, meaning to the people, when they greeted him? Because the people used to greet the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was in his prayer. So before speaking was prohibited, he would respond to them. And when speaking was prohibited, he refrained, as in the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) used to respond to their greetings. But when 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud returned from the migration and greeted him, he did not respond to him. So it weighed on him, it weighed on him, why did he not respond? When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) finished his prayer, he said: The apparent meaning of the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud is that he did not gesture in response, but this hadith of Bilal says: But he raised it, he raised it slightly, like this, he raised it slightly, like this.