Greeting

O you who believe! Do not enter dwellings other than your own until you have ascertained the permission of their residents and have greeted them with peace. (an-Nur 24:27)

427. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You will not enter Paradise until you believe and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I tell you something the doing of which will give you love of one another? Make the greeting common practice among you.” (Sahih Muslim, Iman, 93).

428. Abu Yusuf Abdullah ibn Salam, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say, ‘O people! Make the greeting common practice, provide food, maintain ties of kinship and pray while people are asleep and you will enter Paradise in safety.’” (Sunan at-Tirmidhi, Qiyamah, 42).

430. Abu Hurayra, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Someone riding should greet someone walking, and someone walking should greet someone sitting, and a small group should greet a larger group.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Isti’zan, 5–7; Sahih Muslim, Salam, 1). In the variant of Sahih al-Bukhari, “The young should greet the old.”

Nawawi, Imam. Riyad As-Salihin; The Gardens of the Righteous: A collection of authentic hadiths. Tughra Books Press, Inc. 2014