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(Book 53, Hadith 3) #36804
Responding To Unfriendly Greetings

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught Muslims to respond to Jews who greet them with a phrase that translates to "death to you" by saying "and to you".

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abdullah ibn Dinar that Abdullah ibn Umar said that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "When a jew greets you, and says 'Death to you' (as-samu alaykum) say, 'And to you'. " Yahya said, "Malik was asked whether a person who greeted a jew or christian, should apologize for it. He said, 'No'".
حَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ ‏.‏ فَقُلْ عَلَيْكَ

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greeting  *  response  *  jew  *  christian  *  taslim  *  jawab  *  yahudi  *  nasrani

QUICK LESSONS:
Respond politely even if greeted in an unfriendly manner.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith teaches us the importance of responding kindly even when someone greets us in an unfriendly manner. The Prophet Muhammad PBUH instructed Muslims that when a Jew greets them with the phrase “Death be upon you” they should respond with “And upon you”. This is an example of how we should always strive for peace and kindness even in difficult situations. We should not let our emotions get the best of us and instead try our best to remain calm and polite no matter what is said or done against us.

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