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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الاستئذان والآداب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلمChapters on Seeking Permission
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ أَنْ يَقُولَ عَلَيْكَ السَّلاَمُ مُبْتَدِئًاChapter: It is disliked to initiate conversation by saying "Alayk as-Salam"
Hadith 2721
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدٌ الْحَذَّاءُ، عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ قَوْمِهِ , قَالَ : طَلَبْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَيْهِ ، فَجَلَسْتُ فَإِذَا نَفَرٌ هُوَ فِيهِمْ وَلَا أَعْرِفُهُ وَهُوَ يُصْلِحُ بَيْنَهُمْ ، فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَامَ مَعَهُ بَعْضُهُمْ فَقَالُوا : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُ ذَلِكَ , قُلْتُ : عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ تَحِيَّةُ الْمَيِّتِ ، إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ تَحِيَّةُ الْمَيِّتِ ، ثَلَاثًا " ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ ، فَقَالَ : " إِذَا لَقِيَ الرَّجُلُ أَخَاهُ الْمُسْلِمَ فَلْيَقُلِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ " ، ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَيَّ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَعَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : وَقَدْ رَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ أَبُو غِفَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي تَمِيمَةَ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي جُرَيٍّ جَابِرِ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ الْهُجَيْمِيِّ، قَالَ : أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ ، وَأَبُو تَمِيمَةَ اسْمُهُ : طَرِيفُ بْنُ مُجَالِدٍ .
´Narrated Abu Tamimah Al-Hujaimi:` from a man among his people, who said: "I went looking for the Prophet (ﷺ) but I was not able to find him. So I sat down, and then I saw a group of people, and he was among them, but I did not recognize him. He was settling some matter between them so when he was finished, some of them stood up with him and they were saying: 'O Messenger of Allah.' When I saw that, I said: "'Alaikas-Salam (upon you be peace) O Messenger of Allah! 'Alaikas-Salam (upon you be peace) O Messenger of Allah! 'Alaikas-Salam (upon you be peace) O Messenger of Allah!' He replied: 'Indeed "'Alaikas-Salam (upon you be peace)" is the greeting for the dead.' Then he came toward me and said: 'When a man meets his Muslim brother then he should say: "As-Salamu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh (peace be upon you, and the mercy and blessings of Allah)." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) responded to my greeting, he said: 'And may Allah's mercy be upon you, and may Allah's mercy be upon you, and may Allah's mercy be upon you.'"
Brief Explanation
1؎ : In this hadith, the prohibition of saying «علیک السلام» is due to the fact that in the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), this was the customary greeting. Otherwise, in Islam, the greeting of peace (salam) is the same for both the living and the dead. Thus, regarding greeting the dead, the words of the hadith are: «السلام عليكم أهل الديار من المؤمنين».
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The prohibition of saying (alayka as-salam) in this hadith is because, in the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), this was the customary form of greeting. Otherwise, in Islam, (as-salamu alaykum) is the greeting for both the living and the dead. Accordingly, regarding greeting the dead, the words of the hadith are: (as-salamu alaykum ahla ad-diyari min al-mu'minin) — "Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings from among the believers."
1:
The prohibition of saying (alayka as-salam) in this hadith is because, in the era of ignorance (Jahiliyyah), this was the customary form of greeting. Otherwise, in Islam, (as-salamu alaykum) is the greeting for both the living and the dead. Accordingly, regarding greeting the dead, the words of the hadith are: (as-salamu alaykum ahla ad-diyari min al-mu'minin) — "Peace be upon you, O inhabitants of the dwellings from among the believers."
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2721
