Ahadith

This hadith is the same as No. 553.

Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When Allah created Adam He said to him: Go and offer the salutation of peace to that company of angels sitting there and then listen to the greeting they return to you, for that will be your greeting and that of your progeny. Adam said to the angels: Peace be on you; and they responded with: Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah; adding “the mercy of Allah” to his greeting (Bokhari and Muslim).

Bra‘a ibn ‘Azib relates: The Holy Prophet enjoined the following seven upon us: Visiting the sick, following a funeral, calling down the mercy of Allah upon one who sneezes, supporting the weak, helping the oppressed, multiplying the greeting of peace, and fulfilling vows (Bokhari and Muslim).

This Aadith is the same as No. 381.

. Abdullah ibn Salam relates that he heard the Holy Prophet say: O" ye people, multiply the greeting of peace, feed people, strengthen the ties of kinship and be in Prayer when others are asleep, you will enter Paradise in peace (Tirmidhi).

Tufail ibn Ubayy ibn Ka‘ab relates that he would visit Abdullah ibn Umar in the morning and would accompany him into the market place. Abdullah would offer the greeting of peace to every petty shopkeeper, trader and poor person. One day when I came to him he asked me to accompany him into the market place. I said to him: What will you do in the market place? You do not stop to buy anything, nor do you inquire about any article or its price, nor do you sit down with any company. Let us sit down here and talk. He retorted: O man of the belly (Tufail had somewhat of a belly) we shall go into the market place to greet everyone we meet with the salutation of peace (Malik).

Imran ibn Husain relates: A man came to the Holy Prophet and said: Peace be on you. The Holy Prophet returned his greeting and the man sat down. The Holy Prophet said: Ten (meaning the man had earned the merit of ten good deeds). Another one came and said: Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah. The Holy Prophet returned his greeting and the man sat down. The Holy Prophet said: Twenty. A third one came and said: Peace be on you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. The Holy Prophet returned his greeting and he sat down. The Holy Prophet said: Thirty (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).

Ayesha relates: The Holy Prophet said to me: Here is Gabriel. He greets you with the salutation of peace. I said: Peace be on him and the mercy of Allah and His blessings (Bokhari and Muslim). (An-Nur 29, An-Nur 61)

This hadith is the same as No. 699. (An-Nur 29, An-Nur 61)

Miqdad relates in the course of a long hadith: We used to set aside for the Holy Prophet his share of the milk. He would come at night and offer his greeting in a tone that did not disturb the sleeping but was heard by the waking: In fact the Holy Prophet came and offered his greeting as he was wont. (Muslim). (An-Nur 29, An-Nur 61)