سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الحروف والقراءاتDialects and Readings of the Quran (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qiraat)
بابChapter:.
Hadith 3974
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " لَحِقَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ رَجُلًا فِي غُنَيْمَةٍ لَهُ ، فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ، فَقَتَلُوهُ وَأَخَذُوا تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ فَنَزَلَتْ : وَلا تَقُولُوا لِمَنْ أَلْقَى إِلَيْكُمُ السَّلامَ لَسْتَ مُؤْمِنًا تَبْتَغُونَ عَرَضَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا سورة النساء آية 94 تِلْكَ الْغُنَيْمَةَ " .
Narrated Ibn Abbas: The Muslims met a man with some sheep of his. He said: Peace be upon you. But they killed him and took those few sheep. Thereupon the following Quranic verse was revealed: ". . . And say to anyone who offers you a salutation: Thou art none of believer, coveting the perishable good of this life. " meaning these few sheep.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In this noble verse, the word (as-salaam) appears with an alif, and in another recitation, it appears without the alif. The meaning of (salam) will be that when a person expresses obedience to you, do not say about him that he is not a believer.
➋ The phrase "as-salaamu alaykum" is an Islamic symbol. Upon hearing it, it is not permissible to kill the person considering him a liar, nor to regard him as a disbeliever, except if there is a clear proof for such an assumption.
➊ In this noble verse, the word (as-salaam) appears with an alif, and in another recitation, it appears without the alif. The meaning of (salam) will be that when a person expresses obedience to you, do not say about him that he is not a believer.
➋ The phrase "as-salaamu alaykum" is an Islamic symbol. Upon hearing it, it is not permissible to kill the person considering him a liar, nor to regard him as a disbeliever, except if there is a clear proof for such an assumption.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3974
