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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الاستئذان
From the Book of Seeking Permission
باب في فَضْلِ التَّسْلِيمِ وَرَدِّهِ:
Chapter on the virtue of greeting and replying
Sunan ad-Darimi — Hadith 2676
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: "عَشْرٌ". ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: "عِشْرُونَ". ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ: "ثَلَاثُونَ".
Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A companion came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "As-salamu Alaikum." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied and said: "Ten." Then another companion came and greeted in this way: "As-salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied to him as well and said: "Twenty." Then another companion came, greeted, and said: "As-salamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh." The Prophet (peace be upon him) replied and said: "Thirty" (meaning for these three words, there are thirty good deeds for him).
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2675)
From this hadith, it is understood that saying only "as-salamu alaykum" earns ten good deeds; adding "wa rahmatullahi" earns twenty good deeds; and adding "wa barakatuh" earns thirty good deeds. Similarly, the one who replies also receives good deeds.
Allah Ta'ala says: «﴿وَإِذَا حُيِّيْتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوْا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا .....﴾ [النساء : 86]» Translation: "When you are greeted with a greeting, then respond with one better than it, or at least return it with the like of it..."
From this hadith, it is understood that saying only "as-salamu alaykum" earns ten good deeds; adding "wa rahmatullahi" earns twenty good deeds; and adding "wa barakatuh" earns thirty good deeds. Similarly, the one who replies also receives good deeds.
Allah Ta'ala says: «﴿وَإِذَا حُيِّيْتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوْا بِأَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا أَوْ رُدُّوهَا .....﴾ [النساء : 86]» Translation: "When you are greeted with a greeting, then respond with one better than it, or at least return it with the like of it..."
