Manners, Etiquette & Character

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The Book of Greetings

When the People of the Book offer you salutations, you should say: The same to you.

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The Book of Greetings

The People. of the Book offer us salutations (by saying as-Salamu- 'Alaikum). How should we reciprocate them? Thereupon he said: Say: Wa 'Alaikum (and upon you too).

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The Book of Greetings

When the Jews offer you salutations, some of them say as-Sam-u-'Alaikum (death be upon you). You should say (in response to it): Let it be upon you.

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The Book of Greetings

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through another chain of transmitters with a slight variation of wording.

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The Book of Greetings

As-Sam-u-'Alaikum. A'isha said in response: As-Sam-u-'Alaikum (death be upon you) and curse also, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: 'A'isha, verily Allah loves kindness in every matter. She said: Did you bear what they said? Thereupon he said: Did you not...

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The Book of Greetings

I said 'Alaikum, and the transmitter did not make mention of the word "and".

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The Book of Greetings

Abu'l-Qasim (the Kunya of the Holy Prophet), as-Sam-u-'Alaikum, whereupon he (the Holy Prophet) said: Wa 'Alaikum. A'isha reported: In response to these words of theirs, I said: But let there be death upon you and disgrace also, whereupon Allah's Messenger...

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The Book of Greetings

'A'isha. (do not do that) for Allah does not like the use of harsh words, and it was at this stage that this verse of Allah. the Exalt. ed and Glorious. was revealed:" And when they come to thee, they...

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The Book of Greetings

Wa 'Alaikum, A'isha was enraged and asked him (Allah's Apostle) whether he had not heard what they had said. He said, I did hear and I retorted to them (and the curse that I invoked upon them would receive response...

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The Book of Greetings

Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you and when you meet any one of them on the roads force him to go to the narrowest part of it.

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The Book of Greetings

'When you meet the People of the Book." And in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Jarir the words are:" When you meet them," but none amongst the polytheists has been mentioned explicitly by name.

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Anas b. Malik reported that when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) happened to pass by young boys he would great them.

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The Book of Greetings

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Sayyar with the same chain of transmitters.

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The Book of Greetings

I was walking with Thibit al-Bunani that he happened to pass by children and he greeted them. And Thibit reported that he walked with Anas and he happened to pass by children and he greeted them. and Anas reported that...

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The Book of Greetings

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: The sign that you have been permitted to come in is that the curtain is raised or that you hear me speaking quietly until I forbid you.

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The Book of Greetings

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of 'Ubaidullah with the same chain of transmitters.

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The Book of Greetings

Sauda, by Allah, you cannot conceal from us. Therefore, be careful when you go out. She ('A'isha) said: She turned back. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was at that time in my house having his evening meal and there was a bone...

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She (Sauda) was a woman who looked to be significant amongst the people (so far as the bulk of her) body was concerned. The rest of the hadith is the same.

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The Book of Greetings

Allah's Messenger, ask your ladies to observe veil, but Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not do that. So there went out Sauda, daughter of Zarn'a, the wife of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), during one of the nights when it was dark. She...

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The Book of Greetings

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Shihab with the same chain of transmitters.