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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلام
Book of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ كَيْفَ رَدُّ السَّلامِ؟
Chapter: How to reply to Salam
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1037 — How to reply to Salam
حَدَّثَنَا مَطَرٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا بِسْطَامٌ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ قُرَّةَ قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبِي: يَا بُنَيَّ، إِذَا مَرَّ بِكَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَلاَ تَقُلْ: وَعَلَيْكَ، كَأَنَّكَ تَخُصُّهُ بِذَلِكَ وَحْدَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ وَحْدَهُ، وَلَكِنْ قُلِ: السَّلامُ عَلَيْكُمْ.
It is narrated from Muawiyah bin Qurrah, may Allah have mercy on him, that my father said to me: O my son! When a man passes by you and says «السلام علیکم», do not reply with «وعلیک» as if you are specifying him alone, rather say: «السلام علیکم».
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
➊ In the aforementioned ahadith, various ways of offering greetings of peace (salam) and responding to it have been described. It is permissible to offer salam with all the phrases mentioned above, even though in most ahadith the plural form is used.
➋ The method of conveying salam to someone in their absence and responding to it is also described in the hadith of Sayyidah Siddiqah radi Allahu anha.
➌ From this, the virtue of Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha is also evident, as Sayyiduna Jibril alayhis salam conveyed salam to her.
➊ In the aforementioned ahadith, various ways of offering greetings of peace (salam) and responding to it have been described. It is permissible to offer salam with all the phrases mentioned above, even though in most ahadith the plural form is used.
➋ The method of conveying salam to someone in their absence and responding to it is also described in the hadith of Sayyidah Siddiqah radi Allahu anha.
➌ From this, the virtue of Sayyidah Aisha radi Allahu anha is also evident, as Sayyiduna Jibril alayhis salam conveyed salam to her.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1037
