Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ حُضَيْنٍ أَبِي سَاسَانَ عَنِ الْمُهَاجِرِ بْنِ قُنْفُذٍ قَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ ابْنُ عُمَيْرِ بْنِ جُدْعَانَ أَنَّهُ سَلَّمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ يَتَوَضَّأُ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ وُضُوئِهِ قَالَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أَنْ أَرُدَّ عَلَيْكَ إِلَّا أَنِّي كَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى إِلَّا عَلَى طَهَارَةٍ.
English Translation
Al-Muhajir ibn Qunfudh ibn 'Umayr ibn Jud'an narrated that he greeted the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) while he was performing ablution, and he did not return his greeting. When he finished his ablution, he said: 'Nothing prevented me from returning your greeting except that I disliked mentioning Allah, Blessed and Most High, without being in a state of purity.'