سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
أبواب السلام(Abwab Us Salam )
باب كَيْفَ السَّلاَمُChapter: How to greet others with salam.
Hadith 5196
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاق بْنُ سُوَيْدٍ الرَّمْلِيُّ , حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ , قَالَ : أَظُنُّ أَنِّي سَمِعْتُ نَافِعَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ , قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مَرْحُومٍ , عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ , عَنْ أَبِيهِ , عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَعْنَاهُ , زَادَ ثُمَّ أَتَى آخَرُ , فَقَالَ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَمَغْفِرَتُهُ , فَقَالَ : أَرْبَعُونَ , قَالَ : هَكَذَا تَكُونُ الْفَضَائِلُ .
Narrated Muadh ibn Anas: (This version is same as previous No 5176 from the Prophet ﷺ, adding that): Afterwards another man came and said: Peace and Allah's mercy, blessings and forgiveness be upon you! whereupon he said: Forty. adding: Thus are excellent qualities rewarded.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
This narration is weak; therefore, the one who initiates the greeting should say only "wa barakatuhu." However, for the one replying, it is permissible to add "wa maghfiratuhu."
As in the hadith, Hazrat Zayd bin Arqam radi Allahu anhu narrates that when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam greeted us with salam, we would reply by saying, "wa alayk as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuhu."
For details, see (al-Sahihah: 433/3, Hadith: 1449)
This narration is weak; therefore, the one who initiates the greeting should say only "wa barakatuhu." However, for the one replying, it is permissible to add "wa maghfiratuhu."
As in the hadith, Hazrat Zayd bin Arqam radi Allahu anhu narrates that when the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam greeted us with salam, we would reply by saying, "wa alayk as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuhu."
For details, see (al-Sahihah: 433/3, Hadith: 1449)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5196
