سنن نسائي
Nasai
كتاب السهوThe Book of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)
بَابُ : كَيْفَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى الْيَمِينِChapter: How to say the salam to one's right
Hadith 1321
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ ، قَالَ : ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ : أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ , أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ؟ فَقَالَ : " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا وَضَعَ , اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ : السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ , السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ " .
´It was narrated from Wasi' bin Habban that:` He asked 'Abdullah bin 'Umar about the prayer of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He said: "Allahu Akbar" every time he went down and "Allahu Akbar" every time he came up, then he said: "As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his right and: As-salamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullah (peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah) to his left."
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
1321. Commentary: Just as Islamic law began the prayer with a majestic phrase like "Allahu Akbar," which indicates severing the worshipper from the people and connecting him to Allah Ta'ala, similarly, in contrast, it ended the prayer with a pleasant phrase like «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ», which reconnects the worshipper with the people in the best manner. This is both an announcement of the end of the prayer and the beginning of conversation with people—and that too in the best way, that is, with supplicatory words. Since it is prohibited to look here and there during the prayer, therefore, turning the head to give salam at the end of the prayer is legislated.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 1321
