Is it sufficient when asking for permission to enter to say "As-salamu alaykum" or to say "It is me" without mentioning one's name?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you. Some people, when you ask them who is there, they say, "Peace be upon you."
The Shaykh : That is not sufficient, because the basis of asking for permission is to say "As-salamu alaykum." As soon as one asks for permission, he says "As-salamu alaykum." This is what is prescribed.
The questioner : Even if one asks for permission to enter his own house, to his own family, meaning if he says "It is me," they know his voice and they open the door.
The Shaykh : That is sufficient.
The questioner : This is sufficient.
The Shaykh : But it is better if he also says his name.
The Shaykh : That is not sufficient, because the basis of asking for permission is to say "As-salamu alaykum." As soon as one asks for permission, he says "As-salamu alaykum." This is what is prescribed.
The questioner : Even if one asks for permission to enter his own house, to his own family, meaning if he says "It is me," they know his voice and they open the door.
The Shaykh : That is sufficient.
The questioner : This is sufficient.
The Shaykh : But it is better if he also says his name.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2830 - 4600 هل يكفي عند الاستئذان أن يقول السلام عليكم أو يقول أنا بدون ذكر اسمه؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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