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Riyad as-Salihin 849 (Book 5, Hadith 6) #37338
The Value of Greetings in Islam

SUMMARY: Greeting people with peace and kindness is an important part of being a good Muslim.

At-Tufail bin Ubayy bin Ka'b (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: I used to visit 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) in the morning and accompany him to the market'.Abdullah offered greetings of peace to every one he met on the way, be they sellers of petty goods, traders or poor people. One day when I came to him, he asked me to accompany him to the market. I said to him: "What is the point of your going to the market when you do not sell, nor ask about articles, nor offer a price for them, nor sit down with any company of people. Let us sit down here and talk". He replied: "O Abu Batn (father of a belly) - Tufail had a large belly - we go to the market to greet everyone we meet". Malik, with a sound chain.
وعن الطفيل بن أبي بن كعب أنه كان يأتي عبد الله بن عمر، فيغدو معه إلى السوق، قال‏:‏ فإذا غدونا إلى السوق، لم يمر عبد الله على سقاط ولا صاحب بيعة، ولا مسكين، ولا أحد إلا سلم عليه، قال الطفيل، فجئت عبد الله بن عمر يومًا، فاستتبعني إلى السوق فقلت له‏:‏ ما تصنع بالسوق، وأنت لا تقف على البيع ولا تسأل عن السلع، ولا تسوم بها، ولا تجلس في مجالس السوق‏؟‏ وأقول‏:‏ اجلس بنا هاهنا نتحدث، فقال يا أبا بطن- وكان الطفيل ذا بطن- إنما نغدو من أجل السلام فنسلم على من لقيناه‏.‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مالك في الموطأ بإسناد صحيح‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏

TOPICS
salaam  *  greetings  *  peace  *  kindness  *  market  *  sahlan

QUICK LESSONS:
Greeting people with peace and kindness regardless of differences or social status .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks to the importance of greeting people with peace and kindness, no matter who they are or what their station in life may be. It was narrated by At-Tufail bin Ubayy bin Ka'b, who said that he used to accompany Abdullah ibn Umar to the market every morning. On one such occasion, Abdullah greeted everyone he met on the way - from sellers of petty goods to traders and even poor people - with salaams and ahlan wa sahlan. When Tufail asked why he did this, Abdullah replied that it was important for Muslims to greet everyone they meet with peace and kindness as part of their faith. This hadith teaches us that we should always strive to treat others kindly regardless of our differences or social status, as this is an essential part of being a good Muslim.

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