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muslim:2163b[Chain 1] ʿUbaydullāh b. Muʿādh from my father [Chain 2] Yaḥyá b. Ḥabīb > Khālid / Ibn al-Ḥārith > Shuʿbah [Chain 3] Muḥammad b. al-Muthanná And Ibn Bashhār And al-Lafẓ Lahumā > Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas Annaʿlyh Wslm > Lilnnabī ﷺ In Ahl al-Kitāb Yusallimūn ʿAlaynā Fakayf Narud ʿAlayhim

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).  

مسلم:٢١٦٣bحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح وَحَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ حَبِيبٍ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْحَارِثِ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُمَا قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ

عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّعليه وسلم قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  


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abudawud:5207ʿAmr b. Marzūq > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The Companions of the prophet ﷺ said to the prophet ﷺ: The people of the Book salute us. How should we reply to them? He said: say : the same to you.  

أبو داود:٥٢٠٧حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَرْزُوقٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَكَذَلِكَ رِوَايَةُ عَائِشَةَ وَأَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْجُهَنِيِّ وَأَبِي بَصْرَةَ يَعْنِي الْغِفَارِيَّ
ahmad:13320Hāshim > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

[Machine] The companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Messenger of Allah, the people of the Book greet us with peace, so how should we respond to them?" He said, "Say, 'And upon you.'"  

أحمد:١٣٣٢٠حَدَّثَنَا هَاشِمٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ

أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

ahmad:14095Bahz > Shuʿbah > Qatādah

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). (Using translation from Muslim 2163b)   

أحمد:١٤٠٩٥حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ أَخْبَرَنِي قَتَادَةُ

عَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ إِذَا سَلَّمُوا عَلَيْنَا كَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

ahmad:13881Muḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah And al-Ḥajjāj > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik Wḥaddathanā Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas Wa-al-Maʿná Wāḥid

[Machine] The companions of the Prophet ﷺ said to the Prophet ﷺ: "Indeed, the people of the scripture greet us with peace, so how should we respond to them?" The Prophet ﷺ replied: "Say unto them, 'And upon you be peace.'" Hajjaj said: "Shu'bah reported that I did not ask Qatadah about this hadith, did you hear it from Anas?"  

أحمد:١٣٨٨١حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ وَالْحَجَّاجُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ عَنْ أَنَسٍ وَالْمَعْنَى وَاحِدٌ

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالُوا لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ فَقَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ وقَالَ حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ لَمْ أَسْأَلْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ هَلْ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ؟  

ahmad:13087Yazīd > Shuʿbah Wmuḥammad b. Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

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). (Using translation from Muslim 2163b)   

أحمد:١٣٠٨٧حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ ومُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

ahmad:13934Yazīd b. Hārūn > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas b. Mālik

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). (Using translation from Muslim 2163b)   

أحمد:١٣٩٣٤حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ أَخْبَرَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ

أَنَّ أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالُوا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

ahmad:12141Yaḥyá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah And Ibn Jaʿfar > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

[Machine] The Prophet's companions asked the Prophet ﷺ, "The people of the Book greet us, so how should we respond to them?" The Prophet replied, "Say, 'And upon you, as well as the pilgrims.' Shu'bah said, 'I did not ask Qatadah about this narration. Have you heard it from Anas?'"  

أحمد:١٢١٤١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ وَابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

سَأَلَ أَصْحَابُ النَّبِيِّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ وَحَجَّاجٌ مِثْلَهُ قَالَ شُعْبَةُ لَمْ أَسْأَلْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ هَلْ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ  

nasai-kubra:10146ʿAlī b. Khashram > ʿĪsá > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The Companions of the prophet ﷺ said to the prophet ﷺ: The people of the Book salute us. How should we reply to them? He said: say : the same to you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5207)  

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠١٤٦أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمْ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ  

nasai-kubra:10147Muḥammad b. ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Khālid > Shuʿbah > Qatādah > Anas

The Companions of the prophet ﷺ said to the prophet ﷺ: The people of the Book salute us. How should we reply to them? He said: say : the same to you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5207)   

الكبرى للنسائي:١٠١٤٧أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ

قَالَ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ يُسَلِّمُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَكَيْفَ نَقُولُ؟ قَالَ قُولُوا وَعَلَيْكُمْ