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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلام
Book of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ بَدْءِ السَّلامِ
Chapter: Initiating greeting (Salam)
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 978 — Initiating greeting (Salam)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ، وَطُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا، ثُمَّ قَالَ: اذْهَبْ، فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ - نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ جُلُوسٌ - فَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُحَيُّونَكَ بِهِ فَإِنَّهَا تَحِيَّتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ، فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالُوا: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ، فَزَادُوهُ: وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ، فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَنْقُصُ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى الآنَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty created Adam (peace be upon him) with a height of sixty cubits. Then He commanded him: Go and greet that group of angels who are sitting. Listen carefully to the reply they give you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your descendants. So he said: «السلام علیکم»! The angels replied: «السلام علیک ورحمۃ اللہ»! They added «ورحمۃ اللہ». Every person who enters Paradise will be of this stature. Since then, the stature of mankind has been decreasing continuously."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
Salam (greeting of peace) is a Sunnah that was taught right at the beginning of creation after the creation of Adam. Its existence has remained in all divinely revealed religions. From the very beginning of humankind, this has been the prescribed method, which the Westernized class has replaced with "hello" and "bye"—a great deprivation.
Salam (greeting of peace) is a Sunnah that was taught right at the beginning of creation after the creation of Adam. Its existence has remained in all divinely revealed religions. From the very beginning of humankind, this has been the prescribed method, which the Westernized class has replaced with "hello" and "bye"—a great deprivation.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 978
