سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
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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.'"
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
