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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائلBook of Letters
بَابُ جَوَابِ الْكِتَابِChapter: Replying to a letter
Hadith 1117
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ ذَرِيحٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: إِنِّي لَأَرَى لِجَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ حَقًّا كَرَدِّ السَّلامِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) that he said: I consider replying to a letter as necessary as replying to a greeting of peace (salam).
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The intent of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhuma) is that just as replying to the greeting of salam is obligatory, in the same way, replying to a letter is also obligatory.
The intent of Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (radi Allahu anhuma) is that just as replying to the greeting of salam is obligatory, in the same way, replying to a letter is also obligatory.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 1117
