Narrated Kaladah ibn Hanbal: Safwan ibn Umayyah sent him with some milk, a young gazelle and some small cucumbers to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he was in the upper part of Makkah. I entered but I did not give a salutation. He said: Go back and say: "Peace be upon you"! This happened after Safwan ibn Umayyah and embraced Islam. Amr said: Ibn Safwan told me all this on the authority of Kaladah ibn Hanbal, and he did not say: I heard it from him. Abu Dawud said: Yahya bin Habib said: Umayyah bin Safwan. He did not say: I heard from Kaladah bin Hanbal. Yahya also said: Amr bin Abdullah bin Safwan told him that Kaladah bin al-Hanbal told him.
Hadith Takhrij« سنن الترمذی/الاستئذان 18 (2710)، (تحفة الأشراف: 11167)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (3/414) (صحیح) »
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: ➊ It is necessary to observe the etiquette of entering a gathering and to say "Assalamu alaikum" for permission. ➋ And whoever violates this should be practically taught proper etiquette. It is necessary to observe the etiquette of entering a gathering and to say "Assalamu alaikum" for permission.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5176