Sunan Abi Dawud

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab) — Hadith #5197

Traditional grade: Sahih How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab):Hadith 5197
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ الذُّهْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ الْحِمْصِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ إِنَّ أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِاللَّهِ مَنْ بَدَأَهُمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Those who are nearest to Allah are they who are first to give a salutation.

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Yahya bin Habib bin Arby يحيى بن حبيب بن عربي → Ruh bin 'Ubada bin al-'Ala' روح بن عبادة بن العلاء → Ibn Jurayj ابن جريج → Ziyad bin 'Alaqa زياد بن علاقة → Abu Hurairah

Chain Family Tree

5 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih