سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الاستئذان والآداب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Seeking Permission
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ إِشَارَةِ الْيَدِ بِالسَّلاَمِChapter: ….
Hadith 2695
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ لَهِيعَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ تَشَبَّهَ بِغَيْرِنَا ، لَا تَشَبَّهُوا بِالْيَهُودِ , وَلَا بِالنَّصَارَى ، فَإِنَّ تَسْلِيمَ الْيَهُودِ الْإِشَارَةُ بِالْأَصَابِعِ ، وَتَسْلِيمَ النَّصَارَى الْإِشَارَةُ بِالْأَكُفِّ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ إِسْنَادُهُ ضَعِيفٌ , وَرَوَى ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ ، عَنِ ابْنِ لَهِيعَةَ فَلَمْ يَرْفَعْهُ .
´Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib:` from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "He is not one of us who resembles other than us, no who resembles the Jews nor the Christians. For indeed greeting of the Jews is pointing the finger, and the greeting of the Christians is waving with the hand."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, do not imitate the Jews, Christians, or disbelievers in any of their actions.
Especially in these two characteristics of greeting, it is possible that these people, instead of saying (as-salamu alaykum) and (wa alaykum as-salam), would suffice with only a gesture.
To greet with the tongue is the Sunnah of the Prophets.
Therefore, by adopting this Sunnah, if in cases of excuse, gesture is also included, then there is no harm in it—
such as greeting a deaf person, etc.
Similarly, in some specific situations, sufficing with only a gesture is also correct—
such as a mute person giving salam, or responding with a gesture during the prayer, etc.
Note:
(Based on corroborating narrations and supporting evidence, this hadith is hasan (good).
Otherwise, its narrator “Ibn Lahi‘ah” is weak,
and the narration from him by ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak is mawquf (stopped at the Companion).
For details, see al-Sahihah, no. 2194.)
1:
That is, do not imitate the Jews, Christians, or disbelievers in any of their actions.
Especially in these two characteristics of greeting, it is possible that these people, instead of saying (as-salamu alaykum) and (wa alaykum as-salam), would suffice with only a gesture.
To greet with the tongue is the Sunnah of the Prophets.
Therefore, by adopting this Sunnah, if in cases of excuse, gesture is also included, then there is no harm in it—
such as greeting a deaf person, etc.
Similarly, in some specific situations, sufficing with only a gesture is also correct—
such as a mute person giving salam, or responding with a gesture during the prayer, etc.
Note:
(Based on corroborating narrations and supporting evidence, this hadith is hasan (good).
Otherwise, its narrator “Ibn Lahi‘ah” is weak,
and the narration from him by ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak is mawquf (stopped at the Companion).
For details, see al-Sahihah, no. 2194.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2695
