وعن علي رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : «يجزىء عن الجماعة إذا مروا أن يسلم أحدهم ويجزىء عن الجماعة أن يرد أحدهم». رواه أحمد والبيهقي.
Ali (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When a group of people passes by, it is sufficient if one of them gives a salutation, and it is sufficient for those who are sitting that one of them replies.” Related by Ahmad and Al-Baihaqi.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdus Salam Bhutvi
Takhrij:
«صحيح»,
[تحفة الاشراف : 429/7],
[بلوغ المرام : 1243],
[ابي داود : 5210]
Benefits:
➊ If one person from a group conveys the greeting of salam, then the obligation is fulfilled on behalf of all; otherwise, all will be sinful. The same ruling applies to responding to the greeting.
If one person conveys the salam, it is sufficient. From this, it is understood that if everyone gives the salam, it is better, and similarly, if all respond, that is superior.
Source: Sharh Bulugh al-Maram min Adillat al-Ahkam, Kitab al-Jami', Page: 42
Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه أبوداود، الأدب، باب ما جاء في رد واحد عن الجماعة، حديث:5210، وأحمد: لم أجده، والبيهقي:9 /49 «الطبراني في الكبير:2 /82، 83، حديث:2730 وسنده حسن».»©Explanation:
➊ From this hadith, it is understood that offering greetings of peace (salam) and responding to it is a communal obligation (fard kifayah).
➋ If one individual from a group offers salam or responds to it, then it is considered as fulfillment on behalf of all.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 1243
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Some scholars have declared this narration to be authentic.
For details, see: (al-Sahihah, Hadith: 1148, 1412)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5210