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(Book 20, Hadith 114) #35877
Saluting the Corner

SUMMARY: Saluting the corner is not mandatory, but it is a good practice.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Hisham ibn Urwa that his father said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, once said to Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf, "What do you do, Abu Muhammad, when saluting the corner?" and Abd ar-Rahman said, "Sometimes I salute it, and sometimes I don't". The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "You are right".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ لِعَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ ‏"‏ كَيْفَ صَنَعْتَ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ فِي اسْتِلاَمِ الرُّكْنِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ اسْتَلَمْتُ وَتَرَكْتُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ أَصَبْتَ

TOPICS
salutation  *  corner  *  practice

QUICK LESSONS:
Show respect for Allah's house by being mindful of your actions in it .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about saluting the corner when entering or leaving a room. It was narrated by Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked Abd ar-Rahman ibn Awf what he did when saluting the corner and Abd ar-Rahman said sometimes he does and sometimes he doesn't. The Prophet ﷺ then said that he was right in doing so, implying that it is not mandatory to salute the corner but it is a good practice to do so as an act of respect for Allah's house. This hadith teaches us to be respectful of our surroundings and to show reverence for Allah's house even if we are not required to do something specific like saluting the corner.

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