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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلامBook of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ كَيْفَ رَدُّ السَّلامِ؟Chapter: How to reply to Salam
Hadith 1032
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ جُلُوسٌ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةٍ بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَالْمَدِينَةِ، إِذْ جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ مِنَ أَجْلَفِ النَّاسِ وَأَشَدِّهِمْ فَقَالَ: السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالُوا: ”وَعَلَيْكُمُ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both), he said: We were sitting with the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) under the shade of a tree between Makkah and Madinah when an ill-mannered and harsh Bedouin came and said: «السلام علیکم»! He (the Prophet) said: "And upon you."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The minimum form of greeting is "as-salamu alaykum" and the minimum reply is "wa alaykum as-salam" or "wa alaykum." However, greeting with "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" or "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" and replying with "wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" is superior. (Abu Dawud: 5195)
The minimum form of greeting is "as-salamu alaykum" and the minimum reply is "wa alaykum as-salam" or "wa alaykum." However, greeting with "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah" or "as-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" and replying with "wa alaykum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" is superior. (Abu Dawud: 5195)
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1032
