Muwatta Malik #411
Shortening the Prayer
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، مَرَّ عَلَى رَجُلٍ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ الرَّجُلُ كَلاَمًا فَرَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِذَا سُلِّمَ عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ وَهُوَ يُصَلِّي فَلاَ يَتَكَلَّمْ وَلْيُشِرْ بِيَدِهِ .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi that Abdullah ibn Umar
passed by a man who was praying and said, "Peace be upon you," and the
man replied to him. Abdullah ibn Umar returned to him and said, "When
someone says, 'Peace be upon you' to you while you are praying do not
reply, but give a signal with your hand."
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This hadith is #411 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Shortening the Prayer.