44. The People of the Book

٤٤۔ كتاب أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ

44.10 When someone greets a Christian whom he does not recognize

٤٤۔١٠ بَابُ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّصْرَانِيِّ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ

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'Abdu'r-Rahman said, "Ibn 'Umar passed by a Christian who greeted him and Ibn 'Umar returned the greeting He was told that the man was a Christian. When he learned that, he went back to him and said, 'Give me back my greeting.'"  

الأدب المفرد:١١١٥حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْفَرَّاءِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ مَرَّ ابْنُ عُمَرَ بِنَصْرَانيٍّ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَأُخْبِرَ

أَنَّهُ نَصْرَانِيٌّ فَلَمَّا عَلِمَ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ رُدَّ عَلَيَّ سَلامِي