but it is not authentically established that he either did this or commanded it. This was stated by Abū Ja'far al-Uqaylī (1).
When someone greeted him while he was urinating, he would not return the greeting. Muslim recorded this in his Sahīh (2), on the authority of Ibn Umar. In his Musnad (3), al-Bazzār narrated that, on this occasion, he returned the greeting and then said: “I only answered you for fear that you would say, ‘I greeted him, but he did not return my greeting.’ If you see me in this state, do not greet me, for I will not return your greeting.”
It has been suggested that this may have happened on two occasions. It has also been said that Muslim’s hadith is more authentic, because it is narrated by al-Dahhāk ibn Uthmān, from Nāfi', from Ibn Umar, whereas al-Bazzār’s hadith is narrated by Abū Bakr—a descendant (4) of Abd Allāh ibn Umar—from Nāfi', from Ibn Umar. It has also been said: As for Abū Bakr