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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب أهل الكتابBook of People of the Book
بَابُ إِذَا كَتَبَ الذِّمِّيُّ فَسَلَّمَ، يُرَدُّ عَلَيْهِChapter: If a non-Muslim writes Salam, reply to him
Hadith 1101
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ قَالَ: كَتَبَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى رُهْبَانٍ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فِي كِتَابِهِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَتُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ، فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ.
It is narrated from Abu Uthman Nahdi (may Allah have mercy on him) that Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter to a non-Muslim chief (or monk) and included greetings (salam) in it. He was asked: "You greet him even though he is a disbeliever?" He replied: "He had written greetings to me in his letter, so I replied to him."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
Just as it is not permissible to initiate greeting (salam) verbally to a disbeliever, likewise, it is not permissible to initiate greeting in writing either. However, just as it is permissible to reply to a greeting verbally, it is also permissible to write it in response.
Just as it is not permissible to initiate greeting (salam) verbally to a disbeliever, likewise, it is not permissible to initiate greeting in writing either. However, just as it is permissible to reply to a greeting verbally, it is also permissible to write it in response.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1101
