Tag Archives: Salam

June, 2019

• 14 June

  Those who greet first are the closest to Allah Ta’ala

  Question Is there any reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Those who are nearest to Allah are those who are first to greet”

February, 2019

• 5 February

  Another version of the Hadith regarding the stingiest and most helpless of people

  Question What is the reference for this narration? Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “The stingiest of people is the one who does not greet and the weakest is he who does not pray for others”

January, 2019

• 21 January

  Another narration on the virtue of musafahah (shaking hands)

  Question I wanted to know the reference and authenticity of the following Hadith. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily, when a believer meets another believer and greets him [with salam] and shakes his hand, the sins of them both will shed like the shedding of the leaves of a tree.”

August, 2018

• 28 August

  Those who do not make salam are the most miserly

  Question Is this correct? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The stingiest are those who are miserly with making salam [i.e. greeting first or replying to salam]”

June, 2018

• 28 June

  The etiquette of seeking permission before entering

  Question What is the authenticity of this? Sayyiduna Kaladah ibn Hambal (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “I entered upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) without greeting or seeking permission. He said, ‘Go back and say: ‘As Salamu ‘alaykum, may I come in?'”

May, 2018

• 2 May

  Reward for greeting twenty people a day

  Question I would like to ask if the following is from an authentic Hadith: “Allah Ta’ala makes Jannat obligatory upon one who makes the salam twenty times a day.”

November, 2017

• 6 November

  Three characteristics that make up a large portion of Iman

  Question Is this quotation true? قال عمار: ثلاث من جمعهن فقد جمع الإيمان: الإنصاف من نفسك، وبذل السلام للعالم، والإنفاق من الإقتار

September, 2017

• 12 September

  The rights of the road/pathway

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Beware of sitting in the roadways.” They said, ‘O Rasulullah!, we must have places where we can sit and talk together.’ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘If you must sit there, then give the road its rights.’ They asked, ‘What …

August, 2017

• 3 August

  Greeting the deceased

  Question Does the following or similar come in the Hadith? When the family of a deceased make salam at his qabar (grave) he hears the salam.

May, 2017

• 29 May

  Greeting twenty people after Fajr Salah

  Question I have heard a Hadith that if a person makes salam to twenty people when he leaves the Masjid after reading Fajr in congregation, and he passes away on the same day, he will be forgiven. Is this authentic?

March, 2017

• 27 March

  Greeting strangers of the opposite gender

  Question I heard it is sunnah not to greet strangers of the opposite sex. And if greeted not to respond. Kindly advise on its authenticity as I have come across a Hadith in which Nabi (salallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) greeted women.

February, 2017

• 10 February

  The initiator of salam is free from pride

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic: ‘The one who initiates the salam is free from pride’

December, 2016

• 3 December

  Shaking hands when greeting increases love

  Question What is the reference of this narration? المصافحة تزيد في المودة ‘Shaking hands increases love’