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.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on greeting children. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he passed by some children and greeted them, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this. Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Chapter on a man greeting his wife, a woman greeting her mahram relatives, and greeting a non-mahram woman or women provided there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from them, and their greeting under this condition. Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There was a woman among us, or in another narration, an old woman, who would take the roots of chard, put them in the pot, and add some barley grains. When we finished the Jumu'ah (the Friday prayer) and left, we would greet her, and she would bring it to us. Al-Bukhari narrated it. And Umm Hani', the daughter of Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with her), said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Conquest while he was bathing and Fatimah was covering him with a cloth, so I greeted him and mentioned the hadith. Muslim narrated it."
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author said in his book Riyadh al-Saliheen regarding the etiquettes of greeting: "Chapter on greeting children". Children means the young ones from the age of discernment to about twelve years old. It has become the custom of many people not to greet children, either out of disdain for them or because they do not consider it prescribed to greet them if they leave it out. However, this is contrary to the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). The guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is to greet both the young and the old. Thus, Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some children and greeted them, saying: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this", meaning he used to greet children. The benefit of greeting children is more than one. First: following the Sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ahzab 33:21] Second: humility, so that a person does not become arrogant, raise his nose, or lift his head in pride, but rather he is humble and greets the children. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Sahih Muslim 2588 Third: accustoming children to good morals, because when children see a man passing by them and greeting them, they become accustomed to it and adopt this blessed and good Sunnah (recommended practice). Fourth: this brings affection for the child, meaning the child loves the one who greets him and is happy about it, and perhaps he will never forget it, because a child does not forget what happens to him. These are among the benefits of greeting children. We should, when we pass by children who are playing in the market, or sitting selling something, or similar, greet them for these benefits we have mentioned.
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.
He (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Chapter on greeting children. Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he passed by some children and greeted them, saying: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this. Agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim. Chapter on a man greeting his wife, a woman greeting her mahram relatives, and greeting a non-mahram woman or women provided there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) from them, and their greeting under this condition. Sahl ibn Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) said: There was a woman among us, or in another narration, an old woman, who would take the roots of chard, put them in the pot, and add some barley grains. When we finished the Jumu'ah (the Friday prayer) and left, we would greet her, and she would bring it to us. Al-Bukhari narrated it. And Umm Hani', the daughter of Abu Talib (may Allah be pleased with her), said: I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on the day of the Conquest while he was bathing and Fatimah was covering him with a cloth, so I greeted him and mentioned the hadith. Muslim narrated it."
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The author said in his book Riyadh al-Saliheen regarding the etiquettes of greeting: "Chapter on greeting children". Children means the young ones from the age of discernment to about twelve years old. It has become the custom of many people not to greet children, either out of disdain for them or because they do not consider it prescribed to greet them if they leave it out. However, this is contrary to the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). The guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is to greet both the young and the old. Thus, Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by some children and greeted them, saying: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to do this", meaning he used to greet children. The benefit of greeting children is more than one. First: following the Sunnah (recommended practice) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). Allah the Exalted said: