Abu Ayyub reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to separate
himself from his brother for more than three days. When they meet, and
one turns away and the other turns away, the better of them is the one
who gives the greeting first."
Abu Hurayra reported that a man passed by the Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while hew as in an assembly and
said, "Peace be upon you." "Ten good deeds," he said. Another man passed
by and said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"Twenty good deeds." Then yet another man passed by and said, "Peace be
upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessing," and the Prophet (ﷺ) said,
"Thirty good deeds." Then a man in the gathering got up and did not give
the greeting. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "How quickly your companion forgets! When one of you comes
to an assembly, he should give the greeting. If he thinks he should sit
down, he sits down. When he stands up, he gives the greeting. Neither is
a greater duty than the other."
'Umar said, "I was riding behind Abu Bakr and he passed by some
people. He said, 'Peace be upon you.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and
the mercy of Allah.' He said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.'
They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.'
Abu Bakr said, 'Today the people have been very much better than us.'"
'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "The Jews do not envy you for anything the way
that they envy you for the salam and the Amin."
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ سُهَيْلِ بْنِ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ مَا حَسَدَكُمُ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مَا حَسَدُوكُمْ عَلَى السَّلامِ وَالتَّأْمِينِ
Hadith 989
Hasan — Al-Albani
Peace (as-Salam) is one of the Names of Allah
Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "As-Salam (peace) is one of the Names
of Allah Almighty which Allah has placed in the earth. Therefore give the
greeting among yourselves."
حَدَّثَنَا شِهَابٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّ السَّلامَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الأَرْضِ فَأَفْشُوا السَّلامَ بَيْنَكُمْ
Hadith 990
Sahih — Al-Albani
Peace (as-Salam) is one of the Names of Allah
Ibn Mas'ud said, " They were doing the prayer with the Prophet,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and someone said, 'Peace be upon
Allah.' When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished
the prayer, he said, 'Who said "Peace be upon Allah"? Allah is Peace. Rather
say, "Greetings belong to Allah and good words and prayers. Peace be upon
you, O Prophet and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon
us and upon all the right-acting slaves of Allah. I testify that there
is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."'"
It is a duty for one Muslim to greet another Muslim
Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, say, 'The rights a Muslim has over another Muslim
are six." He was asked, "What are they?" He replied, "When he meets him,
he should greet him, When he gives him an invitation, he should accept.
When he asks him for advice, he should give him good counsel. When he sneezes
and praises Allah, he should wish him mercy. when he is ill, he should
visit him. When he dies, he should accompany him."
'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Shibl said that he heard the Prophet, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, said, "The person riding should greet the
person on foot. The person on foot should greet the person who is seated.
The smaller group should greet the large. Whoever answers the greeting,
that is for him. Whoever does not answer it, has nothing."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The person riding greets the person walking.
The person walking greets the person sitting. The small group greets the
large group."
حَدَّثَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنْ هَمَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ
Hadith 996
Sahih — Al-Albani
The person riding greets the person sitting
Fadala reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "The person riding greets the person sitting and the small
group greets the larger."
حَدَّثَنَا أَصْبَغُ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ هَانِئٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الْفَارِسُ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ
Hadith 997
Sahih — Al-Albani
Does the person walking greet the person riding?
Ash-Sha'bi said that he met a rider and gave the greeting first.
I said, "Did you give the greeting first?" He said, "I saw Shurayh walking
and he gave the greeting first."
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "The young person greets the old person,
the person walking greets the person sitting down, and the small group
greets the large group."
(sic) Abu'z-Zinad said, "Kharija (ibn Zayd ibn Thabit) used to
write on the letter of Zayd when he said the salam, 'Peace be upon you,
Amir al-Mu'minin, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness
and the best of His prayers."
في الرواية الأولى : ضعيف الإسناد ، وقال في قول أسماء : صحيح وهو معلق — الألباني
The person who greets by a gesture
Abu Qurra al-Khurasani said, "I saw Anas pass by us and he indicated
to us with his hand that he was giving the greeting., The gesture made
that clear. I saw al-Hasan using yellow dye while wearing a black turban.
Asma' said, 'The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, waved
his hand to indicate the greeting to women."
Sa'd reported that he went with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and al-Qasim
ibn Muhammad. They stopped at place and 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr commanded
and made a gesture of greeting to them and it was answered.