The Book of Asking Permission

1 بَابُ بَدْءِ السَّلاَمِ:

Chapter. How the Salam began (greeting) began.

1 hadith (6227 — 6227)

2 بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ بُيُوتِكُمْ حَتَّى تَسْتَأْنِسُوا وَتُسَلِّمُوا عَلَى أَهْلِهَا ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَّكَّرُونَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَجِدُوا فِيهَا أَحَدًا فَلاَ تَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكُمُ ارْجِعُوا فَارْجِعُوا هُوَ أَزْكَى لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ عَلِيمٌ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتًا غَيْرَ مَسْكُونَةٍ فِيهَا مَتَاعٌ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ مَا تُبْدُونَ وَمَا تَكْتُمُونَ} :

Chapter. The Statement of Allah: “O you who believe! Enter not houses other than your own... up to... (And Allah has knowledge of what you reveal) and what you conceal.” (V.24:27-29)

3 hadith (6228 — Q6228)

3 بَابُ السَّلاَمُ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى:

Chapter. As-Salam is one of the Names of Allah: (Allah’s Statement): "When you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with what is better than it, or (at least) return it equally..." (V.4:86)

2 hadith (6230 — Q6230)

4 بَابُ تَسْلِيمِ الْقَلِيلِ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ:

Chapter. The small number (of persons) should greet the large number (of persons).

1 hadith (6231 — 6231)

5 بَابُ تَسْلِيمِ الرَّاكِبِ عَلَى الْمَاشِي:

Chapter. The riding person should greet the walking person.

1 hadith (6232 — 6232)

6 بَابُ تَسْلِيمِ الْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ:

Chapter. The walking person should greet the sitting one.

1 hadith (6233 — 6233)

7 بَابُ تَسْلِيمِ الصَّغِيرِ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ:

Chapter. The younger person should greet the older one.

1 hadith (6234 — 6234)

8 بَابُ إِفْشَاءِ السَّلاَمِ:

Chapter. To propagate As-Salam (greeting) (among people).

1 hadith (6235 — 6235)

9 بَابُ السَّلاَمِ لِلْمَعْرِفَةِ وَغَيْرِ الْمَعْرِفَةِ:

Chapter. To greet those whom one knows and those whom one does not know.

2 hadith (6236 — 6237)

10 بَابُ آيَةِ الْحِجَابِ:

Chapter. The Divine Verse of Al-Hijab (veiling of women).

3 hadith (6238 — 6240)

11 بَابُ الاِسْتِئْذَانُ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْبَصَرِ:

Chapter. Asking permission because of looking.

2 hadith (6241 — 6242)

12 بَابُ زِنَا الْجَوَارِحِ دُونَ الْفَرْجِ:

Chapter. (What is said regarding) the adultery of the body parts other than the private parts.

1 hadith (6243 — 6243)

13 بَابُ التَّسْلِيمِ وَالاِسْتِئْذَانِ ثَلاَثًا:

Chapter. To greet somebody and ask permission thrice (only).

2 hadith (6244 — 6245)

14 بَابُ إِذَا دُعِيَ الرَّجُلُ فَجَاءَ هَلْ يَسْتَأْذِنُ:

Chapter. If a man is invited, should he ask permission to enter at his arrival?

2 hadith (6246 — Q6246)

15 بَابُ التَّسْلِيمِ عَلَى الصِّبْيَانِ:

Chapter. To greet the boys.

1 hadith (6247 — 6247)

16 بَابُ تَسْلِيمِ الرِّجَالِ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ، وَالنِّسَاءِ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ:

Chapter. The greetings of the men to the women, and of the women to the men.

2 hadith (6248 — 6249)

17 بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ مَنْ ذَا فَقَالَ أَنَا:

Chapter. If somebody says, “Who is that?” And the other replies, "I."

1 hadith (6250 — 6250)

18 بَابُ مَنْ رَدَّ فَقَالَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمُ:

Chapter. Whoever replied to a greeting by saying, “Alaikas-Salam.” (Peace be on you) (singular).

3 hadith (6251 — Q6251)

19 بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ فُلاَنٌ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلاَمَ:

Chapter. If one says, “So-and-so sends Salam (greetings) to you."

1 hadith (6253 — 6253)

20 بَابُ التَّسْلِيمِ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فِيهِ أَخْلاَطٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ:

Chapter. Greeting (how to greet) a mix-up gathering in which there are Muslims and Al-Mushrikun.

1 hadith (6254 — 6254)

21 بَابُ مَنْ لَمْ يُسَلِّمْ عَلَى مَنِ اقْتَرَفَ ذَنْبًا، وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ سَلاَمَهُ حَتَّى تَتَبَيَّنَ تَوْبَتُهُ، وَإِلَى مَتَى تَتَبَيَّنُ تَوْبَةُ الْعَاصِي:

Chapter. He who does not greet a person who has committed a sin, and the one who does not reply to his greeting till the evidence of his repentance becomes obvious. And up to what time limit (one should wait for) till the repentance of a sinner is known.

2 hadith (6255 — Q6255)

22 بَابُ كَيْفَ يُرَدُّ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ السَّلاَمُ:

Chapter. How to return the greetings of the Dhimmi (non-Muslims under the protection of a Muslim state).

3 hadith (6256 — 6258)

23 بَابُ مَنْ نَظَرَ فِي كِتَابِ مَنْ يُحْذَرُ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِيَسْتَبِينَ أَمْرُهُ:

Chapter. (The legal aspect of) the one who looks at a letter in order to know its written contents and the meanings of its subject which is not allowed for the Muslims to look at.

1 hadith (6259 — 6259)

24 بَابُ كَيْفَ يُكْتَبُ الْكِتَابُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ:

Chapter. How to write a letter to the people of the Scripture.

1 hadith (6260 — 6260)

25 بَابُ بِمَنْ يُبْدَأُ فِي الْكِتَابِ:

Chapter. Whose name is to be written ﬁrst in a letter, i.e., the sender or the addressee?

1 hadith (6261 — 6261)

26 بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قُومُوا إِلَى سَيِّدِكُمْ»:

Chapter. The statement of the Prophet: “Get up for your chief!”

1 hadith (6262 — 6262)

27 بَابُ الْمُصَافَحَةِ:

Chapter. Shaking hands.

3 hadith (6263 — Q6263)

28 بَابُ الأَخْذِ بِالْيَدَيْنِ:

Chapter. The shaking of hands with both the hands.

2 hadith (6265 — Q6265)

29 بَابُ الْمُعَانَقَةِ وَقَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ:

Chapter. Al-Muanaqa (to embrace each other by putting arms round the neck on meeting). And the saying of one man to another: "How are you this morning?"

1 hadith (6266 — 6266)

30 بَابُ مَنْ أَجَابَ بِلَبَّيْكَ وَسَعْدَيْكَ:

Chapter. Whoever replies (on being called) saying, “Labbaik wa Sadaik” (I respond to your call, and I am obedient to your orders).

3 hadith (6267 — Q6268)

31 بَابُ لاَ يُقِيمُ الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ:

Chapter. A man should not make another get up from his (the latter’s) seat.

1 hadith (6269 — 6269)

32 بَابُ: {إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمْ تَفَسَّحُوا فِي الْمَجَالِسِ فَافْسَحُوا يَفْسَحِ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَإِذَا قِيلَ انْشِزُوا فَانْشِزُوا} الآيَةَ:

Chapter. (The Statement of Allah): “(O you who believe!) When you are told to make room in the assemblies, (spread out and) make room...” (V.58:11)

1 hadith (6270 — 6270)

33 بَابُ مَنْ قَامَ مِنْ مَجْلِسِهِ أَوْ بَيْتِهِ، وَلَمْ يَسْتَأْذِنْ أَصْحَابَهُ، أَوْ تَهَيَّأَ لِلْقِيَامِ لِيَقُومَ النَّاسُ:

Chapter. Whoever got up from his gathering or his house without taking the permission of his companions, or seemed to be ready to get up that the people might get up (and leave).

1 hadith (6271 — 6271)

34 بَابُ الاِحْتِبَاءِ بِالْيَدِ وَهُوَ الْقُرْفُصَاءُ:

Chapter. Al-Ihtiba with the hand, i.e., Al-Qurfusa (a sitting posture wherein one sits with one’s legs drawn up and wrapped in one’s garment or surrounded with one’s arms).

1 hadith (6272 — 6272)

35 بَابُ مَنِ اتَّكَأَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ أَصْحَابِهِ:

Chapter. Whoever has a conﬁdential talk with somebody in front of the people and the latter does not disclose his companion’s secret, but when his companion dies, he discloses it.

2 hadith (6285 — 6286)

44 بَابُ الاِسْتِلْقَاءِ:

Chapter. Al-Istilqa (lying ﬂat on the back).

1 hadith (6287 — 6287)

45 بَابُ لاَ يَتَنَاجَى اثْنَانِ دُونَ الثَّالِثِ:

Chapter. No two persons should talk secretly excluding a third person (who is present with them). And the Statement of Allah: "O you who believe! When you hold secret counsel, do it not for sin and wrongdoing, and disobedience towards the Messenger (Muhammad ), but do it for Al-Birr (righteousness) and Taqwa (virtues and piety); and fear Allah unto Whom you shall be gathered. Secret counsels (conspiracies) are only from Satan, in order that he may cause grief to the believers. But he cannot harm them in the least, except as Allah permits, and in Allah let the believers put their trust." (V.58:9,10) And also the Statement of Allah: "O you who believe! When you (want to) consult the Messenger (Muhammad) in private, spend something in charity before your private consultation. That will be better and purer for you. But if you find not (the means for it), then verily, Allah is Oft-Forgivind, Most Merciful. Are you afraid of spending in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If then you do it not, and Allah has forgive you, then (at least) perform Salat (prayers) (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat and obey Allah (i.e., do all what Allah and His Prophet order you to do). And Allah is All-Aware of what you do." (V.58:12,13)

3 hadith (6288 — Q6288-2)

46 بَابُ حِفْظِ السِّرِّ:

Chapter. Every Lahw (amusement, idle talk, etc.) or deed that diverts one from fulfilling one’s obedience (duties) towards Allah, is Batil [falsehood (disbelief, etc.)].

2 hadith (6301 — Q6301)

53 بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي الْبِنَاءِ:

Chapter. What has been mentioned regarding the buildings.

3 hadith (6302 — Q6302)

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