الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الرسائلBook of Letters
بَابُ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ؟Chapter: How are you?
Hadith 1132
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ الرَّجُلَ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ إِلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَدْتُ مِنْكَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him): A man greeted him with salam and he replied to the salam, then asked the man: How are you? He said: I praise Allah before you. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: This is the answer I wanted from you.
