The Ruling on the Hadith: “Do Not Greet the Jews of My Ummah”
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Question:
What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Do not greet the Jews of my ummah (community).” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “They are those who do not attend the 'Asr prayer”?
Answer:
There is no basis for this; we do not know of any basis for it. What is established is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Riyad as-Salihin 866 narrated by Muslim. And he said (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 2163a As for this report mentioned by the questioner, it has no basis.
What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Do not greet the Jews of my ummah (community).” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, who are they?” He said: “They are those who do not attend the 'Asr prayer”?
Answer:
There is no basis for this; we do not know of any basis for it. What is established is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not greet the Jews and the Christians before they greet you; and when you meet any one of them on the road, force him to go to the narrowest part of it.
لا تبدؤوا اليهود، ولا النصارى بالسلام، وإذا لقيتم أحدهم في طريق؛ فاضطروهم إلى أضيقهWhen the People of the Book offer you salutations, you should say: The same to you.
إذا سلم عليكم أهل الكتاب؛ فقولوا: وعليكم
Source
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