Greeting women

Sayyidah Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by us women, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted us.

Sayyiduna Jarir (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by some women, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) greeted them.

Mujahid said that Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) passed by a woman who was sitting in the shade, and he greeted her.

Bishr bin Harb said: I saw Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) pass by a woman, and he greeted her.

Mujahid said that Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some women and greeted them.

Zurzur said: I asked Ata about giving the greeting of peace to women. He said: "If they are young women, then do not do it."

Ibn Awn said: I asked Imam Muhammad (Ibn Sirin): "May a woman be given the greeting of peace?" He said: "I see no harm in it."

Amr said that al-Hasan al-Basri did not hold the view of giving the greeting of peace to women, except that if a man enters a woman's house, he may greet her.

Abd al-Aziz bin Qurayr said that a man came to al-Hasan and asked: "May women be greeted with salam?" He said: "Go and join your wife."

Al-Hasan bin Ubaydullah said that Amr bin Maymun used to greet women and children with salam.

Amr bin Uthman said: I saw Musa bin Talhah pass by some women who were sitting, and he greeted them with salam.

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about greeting women with salam, and Hammad considered it disliked to greet both young and old women.

Al-Hakam said: "Shurayh used to greet everyone with salam." I asked: "Women too?" He said: "He used to greet everyone."