Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me (for some task), while he himself was going towards Banu Mustaliq. When I returned to him, he was praying on his camel. I spoke to him in that state, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand. I tried to speak again, but he (peace and blessings be upon him) gestured with his hand again, while I was hearing him reciting and gesturing with his head. When he (peace and blessings be upon him) finished, he said: What happened to the task for which I sent you? The only thing that prevented me from speaking was that I was praying. At that time, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was facing towards the east.