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Hadith 4479

Chapter on Greeting

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Etiquette

Chapter on Greeting

Zujajat al-Masabih 4479Volume 4

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Qatadah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When 1 you enter a house, greet its inhabitants with peace, and when you leave, bid them farewell with peace.”

[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab al-Iman]

Commentary and footnotes (2)

Note 1

When you enter a house, greet its inhabitants, etc.

(1) His statement: “When you enter a house, greet its inhabitants, etc.”: It is said in Al-Alamgiriyyah: “When a man enters his home, he should greet his household. If no one is in the house, he should say, ‘Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah.’” As stated in Al-Muhit.

Note 1

قوله

(۱) قوله: إذا دخلتم بيتا فسلموا على أهله إلخ : قال في العالمكيرية»: إذا دخل الرجل في بيته يسلم على أهل بيته، وإن لم يكن في البيت أحد يقول: السلام علينا وعلى عباد الله الصالحين. كذا في «المحيط».