# Sunan Ibn Majah - Etiquette

*Exported from [ParallelQuran.com](https://parallelquran.com) on August 23, 2026*

**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #3441

**Book:** Etiquette | **Narrator(s):** al-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishi الوليد بن مسلم القرشي, Anbasa bin 'Abdur Rahman bin 'Uayna عنبسة بن عبد الرحمن بن عيينة, Muhammad bin Zadhan al-Madni محمد بن زاذان المدني

“We said: ‘O Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), (we know) this (greeting of) Salam, but what does seeking permission to enter mean?’ He said: ‘It means a man saying SubhanAllah, and Allahu Akbar and Al Hamdulillah, and clearing his throat, announcing his arrival to the people in the house.”

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-ibn-majah-3441/)*

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