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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب السلام والاستئذان وآداب أخرى
Book of Greetings, Seeking Permission, and Other Etiquettes
بَابُ مَا يُقَالُ فِي رَدُ السَّلام عَلَى أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ
Chapter on What to Say in Replying to the Salam of the People of the Book
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani 8280 — on What to Say in Replying to the Salam
وَعَنْهُ أَيْضًا أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهُوَ مَعَ أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قُلْتَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا عَلَيْكَ أَيْ عَلَيْكَ مَا قُلْتَ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jew came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while he was sitting with his companions, and he said: "As-Saam Alaikum (death be upon you)." The people replied to him, but the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Did you say such and such?" He said: "Yes." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of the People of the Book greet you, then you should only say 'Alaika (upon you).' That is, whatever you said, the same be upon you."
