It is related that Abu Musa was with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in one of the gardens of Madina. He said, "The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, had a twig in his hand with which he was striking the water and mud. A man came and asked for the garden to be opened, and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden.' I went and it was Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. I opened the gate for him and gave him the good news of the Garden. Then another man asked to be let in and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Open the door and give him the good news of the Garden.' It was 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and I let him in and gave him the good news of the Garden. Then yet another man asked to be let in. The Prophet had been reclining, but he then sat up and said, 'Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden along with an affliction which will befall him ? or which will happen.' I went and it was 'Uthman, I opened the door and told him what the Prophet had said. He said, 'Allah is the One who is asked for help. '"  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي حَائِطٍ مِنْ حِيطَانِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَفِي يَدِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ عُودٌ يَضْرِبُ بِهِ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالطِّينِ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ يَسْتَفْتِحُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَذَهَبَ فَإِذَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ فَإِذَا عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ وَبَشَّرْتُهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَحَ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ وَكَانَ مُتَّكِئًا فَجَلَسَ وَقَالَ افْتَحْ لَهُ وَبَشِّرْهُ بِالْجَنَّةِ عَلَى بَلْوَى تُصِيبُهُ أَوْ تَكُونُ فَذَهَبْتُ فَإِذَا عُثْمَانُ فَفَتَحْتُ لَهُ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ بِالَّذِي قَالَ قَالَ اللَّهُ الْمُسْتَعَانُ  

Salama ibn Wardan said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik shake hands with some people and he asked me, 'And who are you?' I said, 'The mawla of the Banu Layth.' He stroked my head three times and said, 'May Allah bless you.'"  

عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ وَرْدَانَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَنَسَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ يُصَافِحُ النَّاسَ فَسَأَلَنِي مَنْ أَنْتَ؟ فَقُلْتُ مَوْلًى لِبَنِي لَيْثٍ فَمَسَحَ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثَلاَثًا وَقَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ  

Anas ibn Malik said, "When the people of Yemen came, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'The people of Yemen have arrived and they have gentler hearts than you. They are the first to offer the handshake.'"  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ أَهْلُ الْيَمَنِ وَهُمْ أَرَقُّ قُلُوبًا مِنْكُمْ فَهُمْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ جَاءَ بِالْمُصَافَحَةِ  

Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "Part of the full greeting is to shake your brother's hand."  

أَنْ تُصَافِحَ أَخَاكَ  

Ibrahim ibn Marzuq ath-Thaqafi related that his father (who had belonged to Allah ibn az-Zubayr) told him, "'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr sent me to his mother, Asma' bint Abi Bakr and he told her how al-Hajjaj was treating them. She made supplication for me and stroked my head. I was a young boy at that time."  

حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي وَكَانَ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَخَذَهُ الْحَجَّاجُ مِنْهُ قَالَ كَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ بَعَثَنِي إِلَى أُمِّهِ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَأُخْبِرُهَا بِمَا يُعَامِلُهُمْ حَجَّاجٌ وَتَدْعُو لِي وَتَمْسَحُ رَأْسِي وَأَنَا يَوْمَئِذٍ وَصِيفٌ  

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I purchased a camel and rode it hard for a month until I reached Syria. 'Abdullah ibn Unays was there, and I sent word to him, saying, 'Jabir is at the door.' The messenger returned and said, 'Jabir ibn 'Abdullah?' 'Yes,' I replied. So 'Abdullah came out and embraced me. I said, 'A hadith reached me which I had not heard before and I feared that one of us might die.'" He went on, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Allah will gather His slaves ? or people ? naked, uncircumcised, without anything.' We asked, 'What is meant by "without anything"?' The Prophet said, 'They will have nothing with them.' (The Prophet went on,) 'They will be called by a voice that is heard from afar (and I think that he said, 'as if it was from close at hand'), saying, "I am the King. None of the people of the Garden will enter the Garden while any of the people of the Fire are seeking him for some injustice he did to him. None of the people of the Fire will enter the Fire while any of the people of the Garden are seeking him for an injustice he did to him."' I asked, 'How is this? We come to Allah naked and without any worldly goods?' He said, 'This applies to good actions and evil actions.'"  

عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَابْتَعْتُ بَعِيرًا فَشَدَدْتُ إِلَيْهِ رَحْلِي شَهْرًا حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الشَّامَ فَإِذَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ أُنَيْسٍ فَبَعَثْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ جَابِرًا بِالْبَابِ فَرَجَعَ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَ فَاعْتَنَقَنِي قُلْتُ حَدِيثٌ بَلَغَنِي لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ خَشِيتُ أَنْ أَمُوتَ أَوْ تَمُوتَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ يَحْشُرُ اللَّهُ الْعِبَادَ أَوِ النَّاسَ عُرَاةً غُرْلاً بُهْمًا قُلْتُ مَا بُهْمًا؟ قَالَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُمْ شَيْءٌ فَيُنَادِيهِمْ بِصَوْتٍ يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ بَعُدَ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ كَمَا يَسْمَعُهُ مَنْ قَرُبَ أَنَا الْمَلِكُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَأَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يَطْلُبُهُ بِمَظْلَمَةٍ وَلاَ يَنْبَغِي لأَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يَدْخُلُ النَّارَ وَأَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ يَطْلُبُهُ بِمَظْلَمَةٍ قُلْتُ وَكَيْفَ؟ وَإِنَّمَا نَأْتِي اللَّهَ عُرَاةً بُهْمًا؟ قَالَ بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ  

`A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin, said, "I did not see anyone who more resembled the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, in manner of speaking than Fatima. When she came to him, he stood up for her, made her welcome, kissed her and had her sit in his place. When the Prophet came to her, she stood up for him, took his hand, made him welcome, kissed him, and made him sit in her place. She came to him during his final illness and he greeted her and kissed her."  

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَحَدًا كَانَ أَشْبَهَ حَدِيثًا وَكَلاَمًا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ فَاطِمَةَ وَكَانَتْ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَامَ إِلَيْهَا فَرَحَّبَ بِهَا وَقَبَّلَهَا وَأَجْلَسَهَا فِي مَجْلِسِهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا قَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَتْ بِيَدِهِ فَرَحَّبَتْ بِهِ وَقَبَّلَتْهُ وَأَجْلَسَتْهُ فِي مَجْلِسِهَا فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي مَرَضِهِ الَّذِي تُوُفِّيَ فَرَحَّبَ بِهَا وَقَبَّلَهَا  

Ibn 'Umar said, "We were on a raid and the people fled. We said, 'How can we meet the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when we have run away? It has been revealed, "unless he is withdrawing to rejoin the fight" (8:16)." We said, 'We will not go to Madina and then no one will see us.' Then we said, 'Perhaps we should go.' The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came from the Fajr prayer and we said, 'We fled.' He said, 'You are those rejoining the fight."' We kissed his hand. He said, 'I am your group.*'"  

عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنَّا فِي غَزْوَةٍ فَحَاصَ النَّاسُ حَيْصَةً قُلْنَا كَيْفَ نَلْقَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَقَدْ فَرَرْنَا؟ فَنَزَلَتْ {إِلاَّ مُتَحَرِّفًا لِقِتَالٍ} فَقُلْنَا لاَ نَقْدِمُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَلاَ يَرَانَا أَحَدٌ فَقُلْنَا لَوْ قَدِمْنَا فَخَرَجَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ صَلاَةِ الْفَجْرِ قُلْنَا نَحْنُ الْفَرَّارُونَ قَالَ أَنْتُمُ الْعَكَّارُونَ فَقَبَّلْنَا يَدَهُ قَالَ أَنَا فِئَتُكُمْ  

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Razin said, "We passed by az-Zubda and were told, 'There is Salama ibn al-Akwa'. I went to him and he greeted us. Then he brought out his hands and stated, 'With these two hands I offered allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.' He held out his palm which was as huge as a camel's foot, and we got up and kissed it."  

حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ رَزِينٍ قَالَ مَرَرْنَا بِالرَّبَذَةِ فَقِيلَ لَنَا هَا هُنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ الأَكْوَعِ فَأَتَيْنَاهُ فَسَلَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِ فَأَخْرَجَ يَدَيْهِ فَقَالَ بَايَعْتُ بِهَاتَيْنِ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَخْرَجَ كَفًّا لَهُ ضَخْمَةً كَأَنَّهَا كَفُّ بَعِيرٍ فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهَا فَقَبَّلْنَاهَا  

Anas was asked, "Did you touch the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with your hand?" He replied, "Yes," so they kissed it.  

قَالَ ثَابِتٌ لأَنَسٍ أَمَسَسْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِيَدِكَ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَبَّلَهَا  

Al-Wazi' ibn 'Amir said, "We came and were told, 'That is the Messenger of Allah.' We took his hands and feet and kissed them."  

أَنَّ جَدَّهَا الْزَّارِعَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ قَالَ قَدِمْنَا فَقِيلَ ذَاكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ فَأَخَذْنَا بِيَدَيْهِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ نُقَبِّلُهَا  

Suhayb said, "I saw 'Ali kiss the hands and feet of al-'Abbas."  

عَنْ صُهَيْبٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ عَلِيًّا يُقَبِّلُ يَدَ الْعَبَّاسِ وَرِجْلَيْهِ  

Abu Mijaz said, "Mu'awiya came while 'Abdullah ibn 'Amir and 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr were seated. Ibn 'Amir got up while Ibn az-Zubayr remained seated, and he was weightier of the two. Mu'awiya said, 'The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever likes to have the slaves of Allah stand up out of respect for him should take his place in the Fire."'"  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَمْثُلَ لَهُ عِبَادُ اللهِ قِيَامًا فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ بَيْتًا مِنَ النَّارِ  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah created Adam, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and his height was 60 spans. He said, 'Go and greet those (a group of angels who were sitting down) and listen to how they answer you. It is your greeting and the greeting of your descendants.' He said, 'Peace be upon you,' and they replied, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' They added, 'and the mercy of Allah'. All who enter the Garden will have his form, but creation has continued to decline until now.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ ﷺ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ وَطُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا ثُمَّ قَالَ اذْهَبْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ جُلُوسٌ فَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُحَيُّونَكَ بِهِ فَإِنَّهَا تَحِيَّتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالُوا السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ فَزَادُوهُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَنْقُصُ الْخَلْقُ حَتَّى الآنَ  

Al-Bara' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Make the greeting common practice among you and you will be safe."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَفْشُوا السَّلامَ تَسْلَمُوا  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, 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?" "Yes, Messenger of Allah," they replied. The Prophet said, "Make the greeting common practice among you."  

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي حَازِمٍ وَالْقَعْنَبِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى تُؤْمِنُوا وَلاَ تُؤْمِنُوا حَتَّى تَحَابُّوا أَلاَ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى مَا تَحَابُّونَ بِهِ؟ قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ أَفْشُوا السَّلامَ بَيْنَكُمْ  

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Worship the All-Merciful and feed people. Make the greeting common practice among you and you will enter the Garden."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ اعْبُدُوا الرَّحْمَنَ وَأَطْعِمُوا الطَّعَامَ وَأَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ تَدْخُلُوا الْجِنَانَ  

Bashir ibn Yasar said, "No one preceded ? or got ahead of ? Ibn 'Umar when giving the greeting."  

عَنْ بُشَيْرِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ مَا كَانَ أَحَدٌ يَبْدَأُ أَوْ يَبْدُرُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ بِالسَّلامِ  

Jabir said, " "Someone riding should greet someone walking, and someone walking should greet someone sitting down. When there are two people walking, the better of them is the one who gives the greeting first."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْمَاشِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلامِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ  

Ibn 'Umar said that al-Agharr (who was a man from Muzayna and had been a Companion of the Prophet) was owed some measures of dates by a man from the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf who came to him many times. He said, "I went to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he sent Abu Bakr as-Siddiq with me." He continues, "Everyone we met greeted us. Abu Bakr said, 'Don't you know that when people give the greeting before us, they have the reward? Give the greeting before them and you will have the reward.'"  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ الأَغَرَّ وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ وَكَانَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَوْسُقٌ مِنْ تَمْرٍ عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَمْرِو بْنِ عَوْفٍ اخْتَلَفَ إِلَيْهِ مِرَارًا قَالَ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَرْسَلَ مَعِي أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ قَالَ فَكُلُّ مَنْ لَقِينَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَلاَ تَرَى النَّاسَ يَبْدَأُونَكَ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَيَكُونُ لَهُمُ الأَجْرُ؟ ابْدَأْهُمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ يَكُنْ لَكَ الأَجْرُ يُحَدِّثُ هَذَا ابْنُ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ  

Abu Ayyub reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to separate himself from his brother for more than three days. When they meet, and one turns away and the other turns away, the better of them is the one who gives the greeting first."  

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ وَالْقَعْنَبِيُّ قَالاَ أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِامْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَهْجُرَ أَخَاهُ فَوْقَ ثَلاَثٍ فَيَلْتَقِيَانِ فَيُعْرِضُ هَذَا وَيُعْرِضُ هَذَا وَخَيْرُهُمَا الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلامِ  

Abu Hurayra reported that a man passed by the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, while hew as in an assembly and said, "Peace be upon you." "Ten good deeds," he said. Another man passed by and said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah." The Prophet said, "Twenty good deeds." Then yet another man passed by and said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessing," and the Prophet said, "Thirty good deeds." Then a man in the gathering got up and did not give the greeting. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "How quickly your companion forgets! When one of you comes to an assembly, he should give the greeting. If he thinks he should sit down, he sits down. When he stands up, he gives the greeting. Neither is a greater duty than the other."  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهُوَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ فَقَالَ عِشْرُونَ حَسَنَةً فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ فَقَالَ ثَلاَثُونَ حَسَنَةً فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ وَلَمْ يُسَلِّمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا أَوْشَكَ مَا نَسِيَ صَاحِبُكُمْ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فَلْيَجْلِسْ وَإِذَا قَامَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ مَا الأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ  

'Umar said, "I was riding behind Abu Bakr and he passed by some people. He said, 'Peace be upon you.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' He said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.' Abu Bakr said, 'Today the people have been very much better than us.'"  

عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَيَمُرُّ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ فَيَقُولُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَيَقُولُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ فَيَقُولُونَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ فَضَلَنَا النَّاسُ الْيَوْمَ بِزِيَادَةٍ كَثِيرَةٍ  

'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The Jews do not envy you for anything the way that they envy you for the salam and the Amin."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا حَسَدَكُمُ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مَا حَسَدُوكُمْ عَلَى السَّلامِ وَالتَّأْمِينِ  

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "As-Salam (peace) is one of the Names of Allah Almighty which Allah has placed in the earth. Therefore give the greeting among yourselves."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ السَّلامَ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمَاءِ اللهِ تَعَالَى وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ فِي الأَرْضِ فَأَفْشُوا السَّلامَ بَيْنَكُمْ  

Ibn Mas'ud said, " They were doing the prayer with the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and someone said, 'Peace be upon Allah.' When the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, finished the prayer, he said, 'Who said "Peace be upon Allah"? Allah is Peace. Rather say, "Greetings belong to Allah and good words and prayers. Peace be upon you, O Prophet and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon all the right-acting slaves of Allah. I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."'"  

عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ كَانُوا يُصَلُّونَ خَلْفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ الْقَائِلُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى اللهِ فَلَمَّا قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ صَلاَتَهُ قَالَ مَنِ الْقَائِلُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَى اللهِ؟ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ السَّلاَمُ وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا التَّحِيَّاتُ لِلَّهِ وَالصَّلَوَاتُ وَالطَّيِّبَاتُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْنَا وَعَلَى عِبَادِ اللهِ الصَّالِحِينَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ قَالَ وَقَدْ كَانُوا يَتَعَلَّمُونَهَا كَمَا يَتَعَلَّمُ أَحَدُكُمُ السُّورَةَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ  

Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'The rights a Muslim has over another Muslim are six." He was asked, "What are they?" He replied, "When he meets him, he should greet him, When he gives him an invitation, he should accept. When he asks him for advice, he should give him good counsel. When he sneezes and praises Allah, he should wish him mercy. when he is ill, he should visit him. When he dies, he should accompany him."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ حَقُّ الْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِ سِتٌّ قِيلَ وَمَا هِيَ؟ قَالَ إِذَا لَقِيتُهُ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ وَإِذَا دَعَاكَ فَأَجِبْهُ وَإِذَا اسْتَنْصَحَكَ فَانْصَحْ لَهُ وَإِذَا عَطَسَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ فَشَمِّتْهُ وَإِذَا مَرِضَ فَعُدْهُ وَإِذَا مَاتَ فَاصْحَبْهُ  

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Shibl said that he heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The person riding should greet the person on foot. The person on foot should greet the person who is seated. The smaller group should greet the large. Whoever answers the greeting, that is for him. Whoever does not answer it, has nothing."  

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لِيُسَلِّمِ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الرَّاجِلِ وَلْيُسَلِّمِ الرَّاجِلُ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَلْيُسَلِّمِ الأَقَلُّ عَلَى الأَكْثَرِ فَمَنْ أَجَابَ السَّلاَمَ فَهُوَ لَهُ وَمَنْ لَمْ يُجِبْ فَلا شَيْءَ لَهُ  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The person riding greets the person walking. The person walking greets the person sitting. The small group greets the large group."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

Jabir said, "When two people walking meet, then the one who gives the greeting first is the better of them."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ الْمَاشِيَانِ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَا فَأَيُّهُمَا بَدَأَ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ  

See 993.  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

Fadala reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The person riding greets the person sitting and the small group greets the larger."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الْفَارِسُ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

Ash-Sha'bi said that he met a rider and gave the greeting first. I said, "Did you give the greeting first?" He said, "I saw Shurayh walking and he gave the greeting first."  

أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ فَارِسًا فَبَدَأَهُ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَقُلْتُ تَبْدَأُهُ بِالسَّلاَمِ؟ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ شُرَيْحًا مَاشِيًا يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلامِ  

See 996.  

أَنَّ أَبَا عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

See 996.  

عَنْ أَبِي عَلِيٍّ الْجَنْبِيِّ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ يُسَلِّمُ الْفَارِسُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَائِمِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

See 993.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "The young person greets the old person, the person walking greets the person sitting down, and the small group greets the large group."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ  

(sic) Abu'z-Zinad said, "Kharija (ibn Zayd ibn Thabit) used to write on the letter of Zayd when he said the salam, 'Peace be upon you, Amir al-Mu'minin, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness and the best of His prayers."  

عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ قَالَ كَانَ خَارِجَةُ يَكْتُبُ عَلَى كِتَابِ زَيْدٍ إِذَا سَلَّمَ قَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ وَمَغْفِرَتُهُ وَطَيِّبُ صَلَوَاتِهِ  

Abu Qurra al-Khurasani said, "I saw Anas pass by us and he indicated to us with his hand that he was giving the greeting., The gesture made that clear. I saw al-Hasan using yellow dye while wearing a black turban. Asma' said, 'The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, waved his hand to indicate the greeting to women."  

وَقَالَتْ أَسْمَاءُ أَلْوَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ بِالسَّلامِ  

Sa'd reported that he went with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and al-Qasim ibn Muhammad. They stopped at place and 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr commanded and made a gesture of greeting to them and it was answered.  

أَنَّهُ خَرَجَ مَعَ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ وَمَعَ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ حَتَّى إِذَا نَزَلاَ سَرِفًا مَرَّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَشَارَ إِلَيْهِمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَرَدَّا عَلَيْهِ  

'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah said, "They used to dislike a greeting made with the hand," or he said, "He disliked greeting with the hand."  

عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ قَالَ كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ التَّسْلِيمَ بِالْيَدِ أَوْ قَالَ كَانَ يَكْرَهُ التَّسْلِيمَ بِالْيَدِ  

At-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Ka'b related 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 ibn 'Umar did not pass by any rubbish collector nor merchant nor poor person nor anyone else without greeting them."  

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَأْتِي عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ فَيَغْدُو مَعَهُ إِلَى السُّوقِ قَالَ فَإِذَا غَدَوْنَا إِلَى السُّوقِ لَمْ يَمُرَّ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ عَلَى سَقَّاطٍ وَلاَ صَاحِبِ بَيْعَةٍ وَلاَ مِسْكِينٍ وَلاَ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When one of you comes to a gathering, he should give the greeting. If he leaves, he should give the greeting. Neither is more of a duty than the other."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنَّ الأُخْرَى لَيْسَتْ بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الأولَى  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When a man comes to a gathering, he should give the greeting. When he sits down and then thinks that he should leave before the gathering has broken up, he should give the greeting. Neither is more of a duty than the other."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنْ جَلَسَ ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَقُومَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَفَرَّقَ الْمَجْلِسُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ فَإِنَّ الأُولَى لَيْسَتْ بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الأخْرَى  

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra said, "My father told me, 'If you sit in a gathering expecting good to come from, but then something occurs which makes you leave, say, 'Peace be upon you,' and you will share in any good that they obtain in that gathering. There are no people who sit in a gathering and then split up without Allah having been mentioned, but that it is as if they were leaving the corpse of a donkey.'"  

قَالَ لِي أَبِي يَا بُنَيَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ تَرْجُو خَيْرَهُ فَعَجِلَتْ بِكَ حَاجَةٌ فَقُلْ سَلاَمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّكَ تَشْرَكُهُمْ فِيمَا أَصَابُوا فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَجْلِسِ وَمَا مِنْ قَوْمٍ يَجْلِسُونَ مَجْلِسًا فَيَتَفَرَّقُونَ عَنْهُ لَمْ يُذْكَرِ اللَّهُ إِلاَّ كَأَنَّمَا تَفَرَّقُوا عَنْ جِيفَةِ حِمَارٍ  

Abu Hurayra said, "Whoever meets his brother should greet him. If a tree or wall comes between them and then he meets him, he should greet him on the other side."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ مَنْ لَقِيَ أَخَاهُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ حَالَتْ بَيْنَهُمَا شَجَرَةٌ أَوْ حَائِطٌ ثُمَّ لَقِيَهُ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ عَلَيْهِ  

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Companions of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to gather and they would turn towards the tree and a group of them would go to the right and a group to its left. When they met again, they would greet one another.  

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانُوا يَكُونُونَ مُجْتَمِعِينَ فَتَسْتَقْبِلُهُمُ الشَّجَرَةُ فَتَنْطَلِقُ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْهُمْ عَنْ يَمِينِهَا وَطَائِفَةٌ عَنْ شِمَالِهَا فَإِذَا الْتَقَوْا سَلَّمَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ  

It is reported by Thabit al-Bannani that Anas used to oil his hand with scented oil in the morning for the sake of shaking hands with his brothers.  

أَنَّ أَنَسًا كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ ادَّهَنَ يَدَهُ بِدُهْنٍ طَيِّبٍ لِمُصَافَحَةِ إِخْوَانِهِ  

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that a man said, "Messenger of Allah, which aspect of Islam is best?" He replied, "Feeding people and greeting those you know and those you do not know."  

أَنَّ رَجُلاً قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ الإِسْلاَمِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ تُطْعِمُ الطَّعَامَ وَتُقْرِئُ السَّلاَمَ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفْتَ وَمَنْ لَمْ تَعْرِفْ  

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, forbade people to sit in courtyards and roads. The Muslims said, "We will not be able to avoid it. We cannot undertake it." He said, "If not, then give it its due." They said, "What is it due?" He said, "Lower the eye, guide the traveller, wish for mercy on the person who sneezes when he praises Allah and return the greeting."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَى عَنِ الأَفْنِيَةِ وَالصُّعُدَاتِ أَنْ يُجْلَسَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ لاَ نَسْتَطِيعُهُ لاَ نُطِيقُهُ قَالَ أَمَّا لاَ فَأَعْطُوا حَقَّهَا قَالُوا وَمَا حَقُّهَا؟ قَالَ غَضُّ الْبَصَرِ وَإِرْشَادُ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَتَشْمِيتُ الْعَاطِسِ إِذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَرَدُّ التَّحِيَّةِ