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Sunan Abi Dawud 5195 (Book 43, Hadith 423) #25486
The Power of Salutations

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ responded to the salutations of three men with increasing numbers, indicating that the more one adds to their salutation, the greater reward they will receive.

Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A man came to the Prophet and said: Peace be upon you! He responded to his salutation. He then sat down. The Prophet said: Ten. Another man came and said: Peace and Allah's mercy be upon you! He responded to his salutation when he sat down. He said: Twenty. Another man came and said: Peace and Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you! He responded to him and said when he sat down: and blessings be upon you! He responded to him and said when he sat down: Thirty.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَوْفٍ، عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏.‏ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَمَ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ‏"‏ عَشْرٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ عِشْرُونَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ فَقَالَ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ ‏.‏ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ ثَلاَثُونَ

TOPICS
salutation  *  reward  *  blessing  *  taslim  *  thawab  *  barakah

QUICK LESSONS:
Greet people kindly and politely with respect. Add extra words such as "Allah's mercy" or "blessings" to your greeting for greater reward from Allah.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the power of salutations. It was narrated by Imran ibn Husayn and it tells us that when we greet someone with peace, Allah rewards us for it. However, if we add more words such as “Allah’s mercy” or “blessings” to our greeting then Allah rewards us even more. This teaches us that we should always be kind and polite when greeting others and that our words have a great impact on how much reward we receive from Allah.

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