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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب أهل الكتابBook of People of the Book
بَابُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّصْرَانِيِّ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُChapter: Greeting a Christian unknowingly
Hadith 1115
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْفَرَّاءِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ: مَرَّ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِنَصْرَانيٍّ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَأُخْبِرَ أَنَّهُ نَصْرَانِيٌّ، فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ: رُدَّ عَلَيَّ سَلامِي.
It is narrated from Abdur Rahman bin Muhammad, may Allah have mercy on him, that he said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, passed by a Christian and greeted him with salam, and he replied. Later, it was told to him that he was a Christian. When he came to know this, he went to him and said: Return my salam to me.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The intention of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma was to express that a disbeliever (kafir) cannot be initially greeted with salam, because this is a right exclusive to the Muslim. This is because disbelievers and polytheists (mushrik) are not deserving of peace, goodness, and blessings.
The intention of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radi Allahu anhuma was to express that a disbeliever (kafir) cannot be initially greeted with salam, because this is a right exclusive to the Muslim. This is because disbelievers and polytheists (mushrik) are not deserving of peace, goodness, and blessings.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1115
