Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 13

Abu Juraiy Al-Hujaimi (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: “Alaikas-Salamu ya Rasulallah! (Upon you be peace, O Messenger of Allah)!” He said, “Do not say: ‘Alaikas-Salamu (Upon you be peace).’ This is the Salam to the dead.”.

وعن أبي جري الهجيمي رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ أتيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقلت‏:‏ عليك السلام يا رسول الله قال‏:‏ ‏
“‏لا تقل عليك السلام؛ فإن عليك السلام تحية الموتى‏”‏‏.‏
‏(‏‏(‏رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال‏:‏ حديث حسن صحيح‏.‏ وقد سبق بطوله‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

Riyad as-Salihin: Book 5, Hadith 13

 
The above hadith is from the Riyad as-Salihin collection of hadiths. The hadith collection known as Riyad as-Salihin was meticulously assembled over more than four decades by Imam al-Nawawi. This 12th-century work, whose title translates to The Gardens of the Righteous, categorizes its roughly 1,900 hadiths across 20 different thematic sections for the purpose of moral and spiritual guidance.

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For more Hadith in Book 5: The Book of Greetings
 

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