Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 17 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When one of you meets a brother (in Faith) he should greet him. Then if a tree or a wall or a stone intervenes between them and then he meets him again, he should […]
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Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 18 Anas bin Malik (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, “Dear son, when you enter your house, say As- Salamu ‘Alaikum to your family, for it will be a blessing both to you and to your family.”. وعن أنس رضي الله […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 19 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported that he passed by some children and greeted them. Then he said: “Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to do the same.” . عن أنس رضي الله عنه أنه مر على صبيان، فسلم عليهم، وقال: كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 20 Sahl bin Sa`d (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was a woman (in another narration; an old woman) among us who would put beet root in a pot and add to it some ground barley. She used to cook them together. On returning from the Friday prayer, […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 21 Umm Hani (May Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of Abu Talib reported: I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of the conquest of Makkah. He was taking a bath and Fatimah was screening him with a cloth. I greeted him. And she mentioned the rest […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 22 Asma bint Yazid (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by us when we were with a party of women, and he greeted us with salam.. This is the wording of Abu Dawud. In At-Tirmidhi: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed through the Masjid […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 23 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you; and when you meet any one of them on the road, force him to go to the narrowest part of it.” . […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 24 Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When the people of the Book greet you, respond with: ‘Wa ‘alaikum’ (And upon you)”.. وعن أنس رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ”إذا سلم عليكم أهل الكتاب فقولوا: وعليكم” ((متفق […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 25 Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by a mixed company of people which included Muslims, polytheists and Jews, and he gave them the greeting (i.e., saying As- Salamu ‘Alaikum).. وعن أسامة رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مر […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 26 Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “When one of you arrives in a gathering, he should offer Salam to those who are already there, and he should also do so when he intends to depart. The first act of greeting […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 27 Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Permission is to be sought thrice. If permission is granted, you may enter; otherwise, go back.”. وعن أبي موسي الأشعري رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : “ […]
Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 28 Sahl bin Sa’d (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, “Seeking permission to enter (somebody’s house) has been prescribed in order to restrain the eyes (from looking at something we are not supposed to look at).”. وعن سهل بن سعد قال: قال رسول […]