Riyad as-Salihin - On the Excellence of the Greeting and the command to make it common practice Hadith

Chapter: On the Excellence of
the Greeting and the command to make it common practice

Allah Almighty says, "O you who believe! Do not enter houses
other than your own until you have asked permission and greeted their
inhabitants" (24:27)

and the Almighty says, "And when you enter houses
greet one another with a greeting from Allah, blessed and good." (W24:59;
H24:61)

The Almighty says, "When you are greeted with a greeting, return
the greeting or improve on it," (W4:85; H4:86)

and the Almighty says,
"Has the story reached you of the honoured guests of Ibrahim? When they
entered his dwelling and said, 'Peace!' He said, 'Peace!'" (51:24-25)

 

845. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that a man asked the Prophet, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Which aspect of Islam is best?" He said,
"Feeding people and greeting those you know and those you do not know." [Agreed
upon]

846. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, said, "When Allah Almighty created Adam, He said, 'Go and greet those' -
a group of the angels who were seated - 'and listen to how they greet you. It is
your greeting and the greeting of your descendants.' He said, 'Peace be upon
you.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah,' adding 'the mercy
of Allah.'" [Agreed upon]

847. Abu 'Umara al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, instructed us to do seven things He instructed us
to visit the sick, to join funeral processions, to bless people who sneeze, to
help the weak, to help the wronged, to accept invitations, to return the
greeting, and to fulfil our oaths." [Agreed upon]

848. Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "You will not enter the Garden until you believe and
you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you something the
doing of which will give you love of one another? Make the greeting common
practice among you." [Muslim]

849. Abu Yusuf 'Abdullah ibn Salam said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may
Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'O people! make the greeting common
practice, provide food, maintain ties of kinship and pray while people are
asleep and you will enter the Garden in safety.'" [at-Tirmidhi]

850. At-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Ka'b said that he used to visit 'Abdullah ibn
'Umar and would go with him to the market. He said, "When we went to the market,
'Abdullah did not pass by anyone selling poor quality merchandise or other
commodities or a needy person or anyone else without greeting them." At-Tufayl
continued, "I visited 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar one day and he asked me to go with him
to the market. I said to him, 'What will you do in the market when you will not
stop to sell nor seek any goods nor barter with them nor sit in any of the
assemblies of the market? I say, let us sit down here and talk.' He said,
'Abu'l-Batn '- and at-Tufayl had a pot belly (batn) - 'we go out in the
morning for the sake of the greeting. We greet whomever we meet.'" [Malik in
al-Muwatta']

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