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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلام
Book of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ إِفْشَاءِ السَّلامِ
Chapter: Spreading Salam
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 981 — Spreading Salam
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ غَزْوَانَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ السَّائِبِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: ”اعْبُدُوا الرَّحْمَنَ، وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ، وَأَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ، تَدْخُلُوا الْجِنَانَ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Worship the Most Merciful, feed (others), spread the greeting of peace, you will enter the gardens (of Paradise)."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
From the aforementioned narrations, it is understood that spreading the greeting of salam generally brings safety and well-being in this world and the Hereafter, and it is also a means of entering Paradise. It promotes mutual love; therefore, one should greet even the person whom one does not know.
From the aforementioned narrations, it is understood that spreading the greeting of salam generally brings safety and well-being in this world and the Hereafter, and it is also a means of entering Paradise. It promotes mutual love; therefore, one should greet even the person whom one does not know.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 981
