Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: Shortening the salutation is sunnah (commendable). The narrator 'Isa said: Ibn al-Mubarak prohibited me from reporting this tradition as a statement of the Prophet ﷺ. Abu Dawud said: I heard Abu Umar 'Isa bin Yunus al-Fakhuri al-Ramil saying: When al-Firyabi returned from Makkah, he gave up narrating this tradition as a statement of the Prophet ﷺ. He said: Ahmad bin Hanbal forbade to report this tradition directly from the Prophet ﷺ.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1004. Commentary:
Its meaning is that the greeting of salam should not be prolonged with elongation (madd), but rather should be said in a moderate manner. However, this narration is weak.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1004