Hadith 4491

Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: “A group of Jews sought permission to meet the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘As-Sam ‘alaykum (Death be upon you).’ I said, ‘Rather, upon you be death and the curse!’ He said, ‘O Aisha, indeed Allah is gentle and loves gentleness in all matters.’ I said, ‘Did you not hear what they said?’ He replied, ‘I said, “And upon you.”’” In another narration: “Upon you,” without mentioning the conjunction “and.” [Agreed Upon] In a narration by Bukhari, she said: “The Jews came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, ‘As-Sam ‘alaykum.’ He said, ‘And upon you.’ Aisha said, ‘Death be upon you, and may Allah curse you and be angry with you.’ The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, ‘Take it easy, O Aisha, practice gentleness and beware of harshness or obscenity.’ She said, ‘Did you not hear what they said?’ He said, ‘Did you not hear what I said? I responded to them, and my response against them is accepted, while theirs against me is not.’” In a narration by Muslim, he said: “Do not be obscene, for indeed Allah does not love obscenity or indecency.”