A Note on One of the Etiquettes of Assemblies.
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The Shaykh : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
We must revive this Sunnah. The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is one of the etiquettes of assemblies, and it is, with great regret, neglected in many Islamic countries. This hadith is explicit in its indication that the one who enters an assembly and the one who leaves it, both entering and exiting, should offer the greeting of peace. Some people, when they meet one another and conversation takes place, offer the greeting at the meeting but do not offer the greeting at the parting. This requires attention, for they have replaced the greeting of peace with "In the protection of Allah," which is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Or "With peace."
The Shaykh : Or "With peace." Nevertheless, the Muslim can, by virtue of his entering the assembly and his exiting it, record hundreds of good deeds in his account with his Lord. For his saying "Peace be upon you" upon entering is ten good deeds, and upon exiting, ten more. If he says "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah," it is twenty, and upon exiting, twenty more, and so on.
It is, as they say among us, like a saw that cuts both on the way up and on the way down. Thus, if the Muslim cares to revive the Sunnah, he has many multiplied rewards. And Allah multiplies for whom He wills, as came in the authentic hadith, the Holy Hadith:.
So if you enter while intending to serve your guests water, coffee, or tea, offer "Peace be upon you" on the way up and on the way down. This is a remembrance of Allah, but it differs from the remembrance of the Sufis and their followers, for they claim to remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying on their sides.
And this, as is clear to you all, if Allah wills, has no basis in the Sunnah. But what has a basis is that one remembers Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) in all his states, as came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and among that is his saying:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1039. Spreading the greeting is part of this, namely upon entering and exiting, and let the present convey it to the absent.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
When one of you enters an assembly, let him offer the greeting of peace, and when he exits, let him offer the greeting of peace. The first is not more deserving than the second.
إذا دخل أحدكم المجلس فليسلم، وإذا خرج فليسلم، فليست الأولى بأحق من الأخرىWe must revive this Sunnah. The statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is one of the etiquettes of assemblies, and it is, with great regret, neglected in many Islamic countries. This hadith is explicit in its indication that the one who enters an assembly and the one who leaves it, both entering and exiting, should offer the greeting of peace. Some people, when they meet one another and conversation takes place, offer the greeting at the meeting but do not offer the greeting at the parting. This requires attention, for they have replaced the greeting of peace with "In the protection of Allah," which is contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Or "With peace."
The Shaykh : Or "With peace." Nevertheless, the Muslim can, by virtue of his entering the assembly and his exiting it, record hundreds of good deeds in his account with his Lord. For his saying "Peace be upon you" upon entering is ten good deeds, and upon exiting, ten more. If he says "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah," it is twenty, and upon exiting, twenty more, and so on.
It is, as they say among us, like a saw that cuts both on the way up and on the way down. Thus, if the Muslim cares to revive the Sunnah, he has many multiplied rewards. And Allah multiplies for whom He wills, as came in the authentic hadith, the Holy Hadith:
When My slave intends to do a good deed but does not do it, write it for him as one good deed. And when he does it, write it for him as ten good deeds, up to a hundred good deeds, up to seven hundred, up to many multiples. And Allah multiplies for whom He wills.
إذا هم عبدي بحسنة فلم يعملها فاكتبوها له حسنة، وإذا عملها فاكتبوها له عشر حسنات إلى مئة حسنة إلى سبعمئة إلى أضعاف كثيرة والله يضاعف لمن يشاءSo if you enter while intending to serve your guests water, coffee, or tea, offer "Peace be upon you" on the way up and on the way down. This is a remembrance of Allah, but it differs from the remembrance of the Sufis and their followers, for they claim to remember Allah standing, sitting, and lying on their sides.
And this, as is clear to you all, if Allah wills, has no basis in the Sunnah. But what has a basis is that one remembers Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) in all his states, as came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and among that is his saying:
Peace is one of the Names of Allah which Allah has placed on the earth. Extend it among you.
السلام اسم من أسماء الله وضعه في الأرض فأفشوه بينكمThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.