Greeting those who are seated.
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The questioner : Greeting those who are seated
The Shaykh : ... - (peace and blessings be upon him) - : , so we must revive this - ... I cannot, may Allah reward you with good - .
His saying - (peace and blessings be upon him) - is one of the etiquettes of gatherings, and it is unfortunately neglected to a great extent in many Islamic countries. This hadith is explicit in its indication; because the one who enters a gathering and the one who leaves it, entering and leaving, should offer the greeting. Some of them, when they meet each other ... they offer the greeting at the meeting, but they do not offer the greeting at the parting, and this requires attention, for they have replaced the position of "Peace be upon you" with "In the protection of Allah," and this is a distortion of the Sunnah.
Another questioner: Or "safe travels."
The Shaykh: Or "safe travels" ... and thus the Muslim can, by virtue of his entering the gathering and leaving it, record hundreds of good deeds in his account with his Lord; because his saying when he enters: "Peace be upon you" is ten good deeds, and when he leaves, ten more. If he says: "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah," it is twenty, and when he leaves, twenty more, and so on. And it is - as they say among us - like a saw that cuts on the way up and on the way down. And 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 and you intend to serve your guests water or coffee or tea, on the way up and on the way down: "Peace be upon you," "Peace be upon you." This is a remembrance of Allah, but it differs from the remembrance of the Sufis and their followers; because they remember Allah - as they claim - standing, sitting, and on their sides, and this - as is not hidden from 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 therefore his saying:Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1039 , so spreading the greeting is part of this upon entering and leaving, and also ... the point is ... .
The Shaykh : ... - (peace and blessings be upon him) - :
When one of you enters a gathering, let him offer the greeting, and when he leaves, let him offer the greeting; for the first is not more deserving than the second.
إذا دخل أحدكم المجلس فليسلِّم ، وإذا خرج فليسلِّم ؛ فليست الأولى بأحق من الأخرىHis saying - (peace and blessings be upon him) - is one of the etiquettes of gatherings, and it is unfortunately neglected to a great extent in many Islamic countries. This hadith is explicit in its indication; because the one who enters a gathering and the one who leaves it, entering and leaving, should offer the greeting. Some of them, when they meet each other ... they offer the greeting at the meeting, but they do not offer the greeting at the parting, and this requires attention, for they have replaced the position of "Peace be upon you" with "In the protection of Allah," and this is a distortion of the Sunnah.
Another questioner: Or "safe travels."
The Shaykh: Or "safe travels" ... and thus the Muslim can, by virtue of his entering the gathering and leaving it, record hundreds of good deeds in his account with his Lord; because his saying when he enters: "Peace be upon you" is ten good deeds, and when he leaves, ten more. If he says: "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah," it is twenty, and when he leaves, twenty more, and so on. And it is - as they say among us - like a saw that cuts on the way up and on the way down. And 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 if 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 همَّ عبدي بحسنة فلم يعملها فاكتبوها له حسنة ، وإذا عملها فاكتبوها له عشر حسنات ، إلى مئة حسنة ، إلى سبع مئة ، إلى أضعاف كثيرة ، والله يضاعف لمن يشاءSo if you enter and you intend to serve your guests water or coffee or tea, on the way up and on the way down: "Peace be upon you," "Peace be upon you." This is a remembrance of Allah, but it differs from the remembrance of the Sufis and their followers; because they remember Allah - as they claim - standing, sitting, and on their sides, and this - as is not hidden from 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 therefore 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 بينكم
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