الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب السلامBook of Greeting (Salam)
بَابُ مَنْ بَدَأَ بِالسَّلامِ
Chapter: Who starts with Salam
Hadith 982
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَبْدَأُ - أَوْ يَبْدُرُ - ابْنَ عُمَرَ بِالسَّلامِ.
It is narrated from Basheer bin Yasaar (may Allah have mercy on him), he says that no one could precede Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) in greeting (salaam).
Hadith 983
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ، وَالْمَاشِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلامِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: The rider should greet the one who is walking, and the one who is walking should greet the one who is sitting. Among two people walking, the one who initiates the greeting is superior.
Hadith 984
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَخِي، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَخْبَرَهُ، أَنَّ الأَغَرَّ - وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - كَانَتْ لَهُ أَوْسُقٌ مِنْ تَمْرٍ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ، اخْتَلَفَ إِلَيْهِ مِرَارًا، قَالَ: فَجِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ، قَالَ: فَكُلُّ مَنْ لَقِينَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: أَلاَ تَرَى النَّاسَ يَبْدَأُونَكَ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَيَكُونُ لَهُمُ الأَجْرُ؟ ابْدَأْهُمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ يَكُنْ لَكَ الأَجْرُ يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), who reported that a man named Agharr (who belonged to the Muzaynah tribe and had the honor of being a companion of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) was owed several wasqs of dates by a person from Banu Amr bin Awf, for which he had gone to demand payment several times. He says: I went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and complained), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) with me. He says: Whoever we met (on the way) would greet us with salam. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Have you not noticed that people greet you first, so they receive the reward for initiating the greeting? If you initiate the salam, you will receive the reward. Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to narrate this from himself.
Hadith 985
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، وَالْقَعْنَبِيُّ، قَالاَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: ”لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ، فَيَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيُعْرِضُ هَذَا وَيُعْرِضُ هَذَا، وَخَيْرُهُمَا الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلامِ.“
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Ayyub (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to shun his brother for more than three days. When they meet, one turns his face this way and the other that way, and the better of the two is the one who greets (with salam) first."
