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Riyad-us-Saliheen

Chapter 122: About the Superiority of Greeting People with the Islamic Greeting

Chapter Introduction

( ٥ ) كتاب السلَام
( ۱۲۲ ) باب فى فضل السلَام والأمر بإفشائه

Translation: Allah said:

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ النُّورِ (24:27)
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّىٰ تَسْتَأْنِسُوا وَتُسَلِّمُوا عَلَىٰ أَهْلِهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ
( سُورَةُ النُّورِ (24:27) )

Translation: " O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own, until you have asked permission and greeted the occupants, that is better for you in order that you may remember. * " (24: 27) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ النُّورِ (24:61)
لَّيْسَ عَلَى الْأَعْمَىٰ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْأَعْرَجِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرِيضِ حَرَجٌ وَلَا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُمْ أَن تَأْكُلُوا مِن بُيُوتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ آبَائِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ إِخْوَانِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخَوَاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَعْمَامِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ عَمَّاتِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ أَخْوَالِكُمْ أَوْ بُيُوتِ خَالَاتِكُمْ أَوْ مَا مَلَكْتُم مَّفَاتِحَهُ أَوْ صَدِيقِكُمْ ۚ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَأْكُلُوا جَمِيعًا أَوْ أَشْتَاتًا ۚ فَإِذَا دَخَلْتُم بُيُوتًا فَسَلِّمُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِكُمْ تَحِيَّةً مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ مُبَارَكَةً طَيِّبَةً ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ اللَّهُ لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ
( سُورَةُ النُّورِ (24:61) )

Translation: " There is no restriction on the blind, nor any restriction on the lame, nor any restriction on the sick, nor on yourselves, if you eat from your houses, or the houses of your fathers, or the houses of your mothers, or the houses of your brothers, or the houses of your sisters, or the houses of your paternal uncles, or the houses of your paternal aunts, or the houses of your maternal uncles, or the houses of your maternal aunts, or (from that) whereof you hold keys, or (from the house) of a friend. No sin on you whether you eat together or apart. But when you enter the houses, greet one another with a greeting from Allah (Say: “ As-Salamo Alaykom-peace be on you ' blessed and good. Thus, Allah makes clear the Verses to you that you may understand. * " (24: 61) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ (4:86)
وَإِذَا حُيِّيتُم بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ حَسِيبًا
( سُورَةُ النِّسَاءِ (4:86) )

Translation: " When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally. Certainly, Allah is Ever a Careful Account Taker of all things. ** (4: 86) And

الْقُرْآنُ الْكَرِيمُسُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ (51:25)
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ ضَيْفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْمُكْرَمِينَ إِذْ دَخَلُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالُوا سَلَامًا ۖ قَالَ سَلَامٌ قَوْمٌ مُّنكَرُونَ فَرَاغَ إِلَىٰ أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ بِعِجْلٍ سَمِينٍ فَقَرَّبَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ قَالَ أَلَا تَأْكُلُونَ
( سُورَةُ الذَّارِيَاتِ (51:25) )

Translation: " Has the story of the honored guests of Abraham (the three angels: Gabriel along with another two) reached you? * When they came in to him and said: " Salam (peace be upon you)! " He answered: " Salam (peace be upon you), " and he said: " You are a people unknown to me. " * Then he turned to his household and brought out a roasted calf (as the property of Abraham was mainly cows) * And placed it before them (saying): " Will you not eat? " * " (51 " 24-27) And

Hadith 420: Hadith 420

٤٢٠ - عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرُو رَضِيَ اللَّهِ عَنْهُمَا : أَنََّّ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَيٌُِّّّ الإِسْلامِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ : : تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ ، وَتَقْرَأ السَّلامَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تعرف . رواه البخاري

Translation: 420. Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr (may Allah be pleased with them): ' A man asked the Prophet: " Whose Islam is good or what sort of deeds (or what qualities) of Islam are good? " The Prophet replied: " To feed (others) and to greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know. " " (Bukhari)

Hadith 421: Hadith 421

٤٢١ - عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيََََُُِِّّّّّّّّ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قال : ( خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ) . آدَمَ وَطُولُهُ سَتّونَ ذِرَاعًا ، ثُمََّّّ قَالَ : اذْهَبْ فَسَلّمْ عَلَى أَوَّلَئِكَ مِنْ المَلَائِكَةِ ، فَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُحَيَونَكَ ، تحيتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُريّتِكَ ، فَقَالَ : السّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَقَالُوا : السّلامُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ ، فَزَادُوهُ وَرَحْمَةُ الله فَكُلِّ مِنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجُنَّةٌ عَلَى صُورَةِ آدَمَ ، فَلَمْ يَزَلِ الخَلْقُ يَنْقُصُ حتى الآن ) . رواه البخاري

Translation: 421. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Prophet said: " Allah created Adam, and his height was 60 cubits. When He created him, He said to him: " Go and greet that group of angels, and listen to their reply, for that will be your greeting (salutation) and the greeting (salutation) of your offspring. " (Bukhari)

Translation: So Adam said (to the angels): " As-Salamo Alaykom (Peace be upon you). " The angels replied: " As-Salamo Alayka Wa Rahmatollah (Peace and Allah's Mercy be upon you). " Thus the angels added to Adam's salutation the expression: " Wa Rahmatollah " Any person who will enter Paradise will resemble Adam (in his image, appearance, and figure etc.). People have been decreasing in stature since Adam's creation.

Hadith 422: Hadith 422

٤٢٢ - حديث الْبَرَاءِ رضي اللَّهِ عنه ، قَالَ : أَمَرَنَا رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ ، بِسَبْعٍ وَنَهَانَا عَنْ سَبْعٍ : أَمَرَنَا بِعِيَادَةِ الْمَرِيضِ ، وَاتَّبَاعِ الْجِنَازَةِ ، وَتَسْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ ، وَإِجَابَةِ الدّاعِي ، وَإِفْشَاءِ السّلَام ، وَنَصْرِ الْمَظْلُومِ ، وَإِبْرَارِ الْمُقْسِمِ وَنَهَانًا عَنْ خَوَاتِيمٍ الذَّهَبِ ، وَعَنِ الشَّرْبِ فِي الْفِضَةِ ، أَوْ قَالَ : آنِيَةِ الْفِضَةِ ، وَعَنِ الْمَيَاثِرِ وَالْقَسَيَ ، وَعَنْ لُبْسِ الْحَرِيرِ وَالدَيبَاجِ وَالإِسْتَبْرَقٍ أخرجه البخاري

Translation: 422. Narrated Al-Bara'a ibn Azib: ' Allah's Messenger ordered us to do seven things and forbade us from seven other things. He ordered us to visit the sick, to follow funeral processions, to respond to a sneezer invoking Allah (" May Allah bestow of His Mercy on you, " if he says: " Praise be to Allah "), to accept invitations, to greet (everybody), to help the oppressed, and to help others fulfill their oaths. He forbade us to wear gold rings, to drink in silver (utensils), to use Mayathir (silk carpets placed on saddles), to wear Al-Qissi (a kind of silk cloth), to wear silk Dibaj or Istabraq (two kinds of silk clothes). ' (Bukhari)

Hadith 423: Hadith 423

٤٢٣ - حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعَمٍّشِ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَال : قَالَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ وَالَّذي نَفْسي بيده لا تَدْخُلُوا الْجُنَّةٌ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلا تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا ألا أدلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِ إِذَا أَنْتُمْ فَعَلْتُمُوهُ تَحَابَبْتُمْ أَفْشُوا السَّلامَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَفِي الْبَاب عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ وَشُرَيْحٍ بْنِ هَانِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَالْبَرَاءِ وَأَنَسٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٍ

Translation: 423. Narrated Abu-Huraira: ' The Messenger of Allah said: “ By Him in Whose hand my soul is, you will not enter

Translation: Paradise until you believe. You will not believe until you love each other. Would I commend you a thing that if you adhered to it, you would love each other? Spread greetings (the Islamic form of greeting) among yourselves. " (At-Termizi)

Hadith 424: Hadith 424

٤٢٤ - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ الثَّقَفِيُّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ وَابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَيَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ الْأَعْرَابِيٍّ عَنْ زرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُوَلَاللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ انجفل الناسُ إِلَيْهِ وَقِيلَ قَدِمَ رَسُول الله صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قدِمَ رَسُول اللهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدِمَ رَسُولَ اللهِ فَجِئْتُ فِي النَّاسِ لأَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا اسْتَثْبَت وَجْهَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَرَفْتُ أَنَّ وَجْهَهُ لَيْسَ بِوَجْهِ كَذَّابٍ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ أَنْ قَالَ أَيٌُُّّّهَا النَّاسُ أَفْشُوا السَّلَامَ وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ وَصَلُّوا وَالٍنَّاسُ نِيَامٌ تَدْخُلُوا الْجُنَّةٌ بِسَلَامٍ قَالَ أَبو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ

Translation: 424. Narrated Abdullah ibn Salam: ' When the Messenger of Allah came to Al Madeenah, the people hastened to receive him saying: " The Messenger of Allah has come. The Messenger of Allah has come. The Messenger of Allah has come. " I came with the people to see him. When I looked at his face I knew that his face was not the face of a liar. The first thing he said was: " O people! Spread greeting people (with the Islamic greeting), serve food, and perform the (voluntary) prayer when people sleep that you would enter Paradise safely. " (At-Termizi)