الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب السلام والاستئذان وآداب أخرىBook of Greetings, Seeking Permission, and Other Etiquettes
بَابُ فِي اسْتِحْبَابِ تَعْمِيمِ السَّلَامِ وَكَرَاهَةِ تَحْصِيصِهِ بِمَنْ يَعْرَفُ
Chapter on the Recommendation of Generalizing Salam and the Dislike of Restricting It to Those One Knows
Hadith 8256
عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَجِئْنَا نَمْشِي مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا رَكَعَ النَّاسُ رَكَعَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَكَعْنَا مَعَهُ وَنَحْنُ نَمْشِي فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَهُوَ رَاكِعٌ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَلَمَّا انْصَرَفَ سَأَلَهُ بَعْضُ الْقَوْمِ لِمَ قُلْتَ حِينَ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الرَّجُلُ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ إِذَا كَانَتِ التَّحِيَّةُ عَلَى الْمَعْرِفَةِ
Sayyiduna Aswad bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the prayer had already started in the mosque and we were coming along with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). When the people bowed (in ruku'), Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) also bowed and we bowed along with him, even though we were still walking. Meanwhile, a man passed by and said: O Abu Abdur Rahman! As-salamu 'alaykum. Hearing this, Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said in the state of ruku': "Sadaq Allahu wa Rasuluhu" (Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth). When he finished the prayer, some people asked: When a man greeted you with salam, why did you say that Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth? He replied: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say that among the signs of the Hour is that salam will be given only on the basis of acquaintance.
Hadith 8257
وَمِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ عَنْ سَيَّارٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنْ طَارِقِ بْنِ شِهَابٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ كُنَّا عِنْدَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ جُلُوسًا فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ قَدْ أُقِيمَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَقَامَ وَقُمْنَا مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا دَخَلْنَا الْمَسْجِدَ رَأَيْنَا النَّاسَ رُكُوعًا فِي مُقَدَّمِ الْمَسْجِدِ فَكَبَّرَ وَرَكَعَ وَرَكَعْنَا ثُمَّ مَشَيْنَا وَصَنَعْنَا مِثْلَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ يُسْرِعُ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ فَقَالَ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ فَلَمَّا صَلَّيْنَا وَرَجَعْنَا دَخَلَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ جَلَسْنَا فَقَالَ بَعْضُنَا لِبَعْضٍ أَمَا سَمِعْتُمْ رَدَّهُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ صَدَقَ اللَّهُ وَبَلَّغَتْ رُسُلُهُ أَيُّكُمْ يَسْأَلُهُ فَقَالَ طَارِقٌ أَنَا أَسْأَلُهُ فَسَأَلَهُ حِينَ خَرَجَ فَذَكَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ تَسْلِيمَ الْخَاصَّةِ وَفُشُوَّ التِّجَارَةِ حَتَّى تُعِينَ الْمَرْأَةُ زَوْجَهَا عَلَى التِّجَارَةِ وَقَطْعَ الْأَرْحَامِ وَشَهَادَةَ الزُّورِ وَكِتْمَانَ شَهَادَةِ الْحَقِّ وَظُهُورَ الْقَلَمِ
(Second chain) Tariq bin Shihab says: We were sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man came and said: The iqamah has been called. He stood up and we also stood up. When we entered the mosque, we saw that the people in the front part of the mosque were in the state of bowing (ruku‘). He said "Allahu Akbar" and (before reaching the row) performed ruku‘, and we also performed ruku‘. Then we moved forward in the state of ruku‘ (and stood in the row), and we kept doing as he did. A man passed by in haste and said: Abu Abdur Rahman! Peace be upon you. He replied: Allah and His Messenger have spoken the truth. When we finished the prayer and returned, he went to his family. We sat down and began to say to each other: Did you hear that he replied to that man by saying: Allah has spoken the truth and His Messengers have conveyed (His message)? Who among you will ask him about what he did? Tariq said: I will ask. When he came out, he was asked. In reply, he said that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Before the Day of Judgment, greetings (salaam) will be given only to specific people, and trade will become widespread, to the extent that a wife will help her husband in business matters. Also, severing of family ties, false testimony, concealing true testimony, and writing and reading (will also become common).
Hadith 8258
عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِنْ أَشْرَاطِ السَّاعَةِ أَنْ يُسَلِّمَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ لَا يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا لِلْمَعْرِفَةِ
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Among the signs of the Hour is that a man will greet another man with Salam only because of acquaintance.
