And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
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The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the manner of greeting: "From al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) in his long hadith, he said: 'We used to set aside the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) share of milk. He would come at night and greet us with a greeting that would not wake a sleeper but would be heard by the one who was awake. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and greeted us as he used to.' Muslim narrated it. And from Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by in the mosque one day, and a group of women were sitting, so he gestured with his hand in greeting. Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: 'A good hadith.' This is understood to mean that he (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the verbal greeting with the gesture, and this is supported by the fact that in Abu Dawud's narration it says: 'So he greeted us.' And from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Abi Dawud 5197Sahih (Al-Albani) Abu Dawud narrated it with a good chain, and al-Tirmidhi narrated it similarly and said: 'A good hadith.' And from Abu Juray al-Hijami (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: 'Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 5209Sahih (Al-Albani) Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi narrated it, and he said: 'A good, authentic hadith'".
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These are the hadiths that al-Nawawi mentioned in his book *Riyad al-Salihin* regarding the etiquettes of greeting. Among them is the hadith of al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would enter the house at night and greet with a light greeting that the awake would hear but would not wake the sleeper. Likewise, a person should, when entering a house, a room, or the like, where there are sleepers and awake people, greet in a way that the awake hear but the sleepers are not woken. This is because a sleeper does not like to be woken, especially since some people, once woken, do not return to sleep and remain awake until dawn. This causes harm and distress to others. So if you enter a place where there are awake and sleeping people, give the awake their right by greeting them, and withhold harm from the sleepers by making the greeting quiet enough to be heard by the awake but not by the sleeper. Then the author mentioned the hadith of Asma regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) passing by women in the mosque and gesturing to them with his hand in greeting. He said (may Allah have mercy on him): This is understood to mean that he combined the hand gesture with the verbal greeting, because greeting with the hand alone is prohibited; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it. However, combining them is permissible, especially if a person is far away and needs to see the hand of the one greeting, or if he is deaf and cannot hear, or the like. In such cases, one combines the verbal greeting with the gesture. As for what some people do when they pass by you in a car and they honk the horn, this is not sufficient for greeting and is not from the Sunnah. May Allah except those who say, "I do not intend the greeting, but I want him to pay attention, and then I will greet him." I hope there is no harm in that. But to make it a substitute for the greeting, this is undoubtedly contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is for a person to greet with his tongue. If the voice is not heard, he should gesture with his hand to alert the distant person or the deaf person. Also, regarding the formula of the greeting, it was previously mentioned that the formula is to say: "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." If they are a group, "Peace be upon you all and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." As for "Peace be upon you," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it and said: This means that in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, they used to greet their dead with something like this, such as the saying of the poet:
"Peace be upon you from Allah *** Qays ibn 'Amir"
So when they addressed the dead, even if they were absent, they would visualize them as if they were before them and greet them with this: "Peace be upon you from Allah". Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it because it is the greeting of the dead and resembles the people of the pre-Islamic age in their ignorance. So instead of saying "Peace be upon you," say "Peace be upon you." This is the Sunnah. And Allah knows best.
All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) quoted in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the manner of greeting: "From al-Miqdad (may Allah be pleased with him) in his long hadith, he said: 'We used to set aside the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) share of milk. He would come at night and greet us with a greeting that would not wake a sleeper but would be heard by the one who was awake. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came and greeted us as he used to.' Muslim narrated it. And from Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by in the mosque one day, and a group of women were sitting, so he gestured with his hand in greeting. Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: 'A good hadith.' This is understood to mean that he (peace and blessings be upon him) combined the verbal greeting with the gesture, and this is supported by the fact that in Abu Dawud's narration it says: 'So he greeted us.' And from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Those who are nearest to Allah are they who are first to give a salutation.
إن أولى الناس بالله من بدأهم بالسلامDo not say: Upon you be peace, for "Upon you be peace" is the salutation to the dead.
لا تقل عليك السلام، فإن عليك السلام تحية الموتىThe Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These are the hadiths that al-Nawawi mentioned in his book *Riyad al-Salihin* regarding the etiquettes of greeting. Among them is the hadith of al-Miqdad ibn al-Aswad (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) would enter the house at night and greet with a light greeting that the awake would hear but would not wake the sleeper. Likewise, a person should, when entering a house, a room, or the like, where there are sleepers and awake people, greet in a way that the awake hear but the sleepers are not woken. This is because a sleeper does not like to be woken, especially since some people, once woken, do not return to sleep and remain awake until dawn. This causes harm and distress to others. So if you enter a place where there are awake and sleeping people, give the awake their right by greeting them, and withhold harm from the sleepers by making the greeting quiet enough to be heard by the awake but not by the sleeper. Then the author mentioned the hadith of Asma regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) passing by women in the mosque and gesturing to them with his hand in greeting. He said (may Allah have mercy on him): This is understood to mean that he combined the hand gesture with the verbal greeting, because greeting with the hand alone is prohibited; the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it. However, combining them is permissible, especially if a person is far away and needs to see the hand of the one greeting, or if he is deaf and cannot hear, or the like. In such cases, one combines the verbal greeting with the gesture. As for what some people do when they pass by you in a car and they honk the horn, this is not sufficient for greeting and is not from the Sunnah. May Allah except those who say, "I do not intend the greeting, but I want him to pay attention, and then I will greet him." I hope there is no harm in that. But to make it a substitute for the greeting, this is undoubtedly contrary to the Sunnah. The Sunnah is for a person to greet with his tongue. If the voice is not heard, he should gesture with his hand to alert the distant person or the deaf person. Also, regarding the formula of the greeting, it was previously mentioned that the formula is to say: "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." If they are a group, "Peace be upon you all and the mercy of Allah and His blessings." As for "Peace be upon you," the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it and said:
This is the greeting of the dead
إن هذه تحية الموتى"Peace be upon you from Allah *** Qays ibn 'Amir"
So when they addressed the dead, even if they were absent, they would visualize them as if they were before them and greet them with this: "Peace be upon you from Allah". Therefore, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it because it is the greeting of the dead and resembles the people of the pre-Islamic age in their ignorance. So instead of saying "Peace be upon you," say "Peace be upon you." This is the Sunnah. And Allah knows best.