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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب السلام والاستئذان وآداب أخرى
Book of Greetings, Seeking Permission, and Other Etiquettes
بَابُ النَّهْي عَنْ ابْتَدَاءِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ بِالسَّلامِ
Chapter on the Prohibition of Initiating Salam with the People of the Book
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 8274 — on the Prohibition of Initiating Salam
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فِي طَرِيقٍ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ وَاضْطَرُّوهُمْ إِلَى أَضْيَقِهَا قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ لِسُهَيْلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى فَقَالَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When you meet polytheists on the road, do not initiate the greeting of peace with them, and force them to the narrowest part of the road. Zuhair says: I asked Suhail, "Does this refer to the Jews and Christians?" He replied, "It refers to the polytheists."
