عَن النَّبِيّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ
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Collected by al-Adab al-Mufrad, Bukhārī, Muslim, Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Dārimī, Aḥmad, Mālik, Ibn Ḥibbān, Bazzār, Ṭabarānī, Nasāʾī's Kubrá, Bayhaqī, Suyūṭī'Abdullah ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of the Jews greets you and says, 'Poison be upon you (as-samu 'alaykum),' say, 'And on you.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكَ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Jews greet you, they usually say, 'As-Samu 'alaikum (Death be on you),' so you should say (in reply to them), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَهُودُ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ
the Prophet ﷺ said, "If the people of the Scripture greet you, then you should say (in reply), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).' "
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Jews greet anyone of you they say: 'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so you should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and upon you).'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَى أَحَدِكُمْ إِنَّمَا يَقُولُونَ سَامٌ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
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.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
The Prophet ﷺ said: When one of the Jews greets you saying: Death may come upon you, reply: The same to you. Abu Dawud said: Malik b. 'Adb Allah b. Dinar transmitted it in a similar manner, and al-Thawri transmitted it from 'Abd Allah b. Dinar. He said in this version: The same to you.
أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed when a Jew gives Salam to one of you, then he is only saying: 'As-Samu 'Alaikum' (Death be upon you) so say: "Alaik (And upon you).'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
"When any of the People of the Book greets you with Salam (peace), then say, Wa 'alaikum(and also upon you)."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)".
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنِّي رَاكِبٌ غَدًا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ فَلاَ تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed when a Jew gives Salam to one of you, then he is only saying: 'As-Samu 'Alaikum' (Death be upon you) so say: "Alaik (And upon you).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1603)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ قُلْ عَلَيْكَ
[AI] "About the Prophet ﷺ, when a Jew greets you with the word 'As-salamu alaykum', he is only saying 'death be upon you,' so respond with 'wa alaykum' (and upon you). And he also mentioned once, when the Jews greet you, say 'wa alaykum' (and upon you), as they are saying 'death be upon you.'"
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الْيَهُودِيُّ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمُ الْيَهُودُ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ
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. (Using translation from Muslim 2164a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا فَإِنَّمَا تَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
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. (Using translation from Muslim 2164a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا لَقُوكُمْ قَالُوا السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] Indeed, the Prophet ﷺ said, "Verily, when the Jews greet you, they say 'as-salamu 'alaykum' (peace be upon you).’ Therefore, the Prophet ﷺ said to respond by saying 'wa 'alayka' (and upon you)’."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ قَالُوا السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ
"When any of the People of the Book greets you with Salam (peace), then say, Wa 'alaikum(and also upon you)." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3697)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] I heard Anas say that a man from the people of the Book came and greeted the Prophet ﷺ . He said "As-Salamu Alaykum" (peace be upon you), and Umar said, "O Messenger of Allah, should I not strike his neck?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "No, if they greet you with peace, then say 'wa 'alaykum" (and peace be upon you too).
سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا يَقُولُ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ؟ قَالَ لَا إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] "That the Prophet ﷺ said, when the People of the Book greet you with peace, respond with "upon you (be peace)". And the other person would say "and upon you".
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا عَلَيْكُمْ وَقَالَ الْآخَرُ وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] A Jewish man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Assalamu alaikum," (peace be upon you). The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Wa alaikum assalam. Do you know what he said?" They said, "He said, 'Assalamu alaikum' to you," The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Should we not kill him?" They replied, "No, but when the people of the book greet you with 'Assalamu alaikum,' you should reply with 'Wa alaikum assalam.'"
أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺفَقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَيْكَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا قَالَ؟ قَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نَقْتُلُهُ فَقَالَ لَا وَلَكِنْ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّيرَاكِبٌ غَدًا إِلَى يَهُودَ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي رَاكِبٌ غَدًا إِلَى يَهُودَ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ وَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّا غَادُونَ إِلَى يَهُودَ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّا غَادُونَ عَلَى يَهُودَ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When a jew greets you, and says 'Death to you' (as-samu alaykum) say, 'And to you.' " Yahya said, "Malik was asked whether a person who greeted a jew or christian, should apologise for it. He said, 'No'."
أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ۔ وسُئِلَ مالِكٌ عَمَّنْ سَلَّمَ عَلى اليَهُودِيِّ أوِ النَّصْرانِيِّ هَلْ يَسْتَقِيلُهُ ذلِكَ؟ فَقالَ: لاَ
ذِكْرُ إِبَاحَةِ رَدِّ السَّلَامِ لِلْمُسْلِمِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ
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. (Using translation from Muslim 2164a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ إِنَّمَا يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ وَعَلَيْكَ»
ذِكْرُ وَصَفِ رَدِّ السَّلَامِ لِلْمَرْءِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ
[AI] "A Jew greeted the Prophet ﷺ and his companions, saying, 'As-salamu 'alaykum' (peace be upon you). The Prophet ﷺ asked, 'Do you know what he said?' They replied, 'Yes, he greeted us by saying 'as-salamu 'alaykum.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'No, he actually said 'as-samu 'alaykum' (death be upon you), meaning that you should abandon your religion. So when a person from the People of the Book greets you, respond by saying 'wa 'alayk' (and upon you).'"
أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا سَلَّمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَصْحَابِهِ فقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا قَالَ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ سَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا قَالَ «لَا إِنَّمَا قَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَيْ تُسَامُونَ دِينَكُمْ فَإِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكَ»
أَن رَسولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ اليَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَقُولُونَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "We are going tomorrow to the Jews, so when you meet them, greet them by saying, 'Peace be upon you.' They will greet you in return by saying, 'And upon you.' We met them and greeted them, and they greeted us by saying, 'And upon you.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّا ذَاهِبُونَ غَدًا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ فَإِذَا لَقِيتُمُوهُمْ فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ فَلَقِينَاهُمْ وَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا فَقُلْنَا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي مُنْطَلِقٌ غَدًا إِلَى يَهُودَ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِنْ سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
"I am riding to the Jews tomorrow. Do not initiate the greeting with them, and if they greet you, then say: Wa 'alaikum (and also upon you)". (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3699)
لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي رَاكِبٌ غَدًا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ»
أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُهَنِيُّ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "We are going to visit the Jews tomorrow, so do not greet them with peace. If they greet you with peace, then say, 'And upon you.'"
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّا غَادُونَ غَدًا إِلَى يَهُودٍ فَلَا تَبْدَءُوهُمْ بِالسَّلَامِ فَإِنْ سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ»
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. (Using translation from Muslim 2164a)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ يَقُولُ أَحَدُهُمُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed when a Jew gives Salam to one of you, then he is only saying: 'As-Samu 'Alaikum' (Death be upon you) so say: "Alaik (And upon you).'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1603)
النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكَ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَالنَّصْرَانِيُّ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكُمْ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Jews greet anyone of you they say: 'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so you should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and upon you).'" (Using translation from Bukhārī 6928)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا قَالُوا السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] "A Jew passed by the Prophet ﷺ and said 'as-salamu 'alaykum' (peace be upon you). Umar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I strike his neck?' He said, 'No, if they greet you with peace, then say 'wa 'alaykum.'"
أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا مَرَّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ألَا أَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ؟ فَقَالَ لَا إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْكُمْ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ
[AI] "That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: When one of you comes to Friday prayer, let him perform ablution."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ فَلْيَغْتَسِلْ
[AI] A person asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about praying in a single garment, so he asked, "Do you each have two garments?"
أَنَّ سَائِلًا سَأَلَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنِ الصَّلَاةِ فِي الثَّوْبِ الْوَاحِدِ فَقَالَ أَوَلِكُلِّكُمْ ثَوْبَانِ؟
[AI] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The shade of the wealthy is oppression, and if any one of you is followed in matters of leadership, then let him be followed..."
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ وَإِذَا أُتْبِعَ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى مَلِيٍّ فَلْيَتْبَعْ
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you is invited to a wedding feast, let him attend it."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْوَلِيمَةِ فَلْيَأْتِهَا
[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, when a Jew greets you, one of them will say to you, 'As-salamu 'alaykum,' so say to him, 'Alayka.'"
رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ إِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Jews greet you, they usually say, 'As-Samu 'alaikum (Death be on you),' so you should say (in reply to them), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6257)
"إِذا سَلَّمَ عليكم اليَهُودُ فإنَّما يقولُ أحدُ (هُمْ): السامُ عليكَ، فَقُلْ: وعليكَ".
Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When the Jews greet you, they usually say, 'As-Samu 'alaikum (Death be on you),' so you should say (in reply to them), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you). (Using translation from Bukhārī 6257)
"إِنَّ اليهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ علَيْكُمْ أحدُهُم فَإِنَّمَا يقُولُ: السَّامُ علَيْكُم، فقولوا: وعلَيْكُم ".
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