Al-Adab al-Mufrad

Chapter

It is related that Abu Musa was with the Prophet, (ﷺ), in one of the gardens of Madina. He said, "The Prophet, (ﷺ), had a twig in his hand with which he was striking the water and mud. A man came and asked for the garden to be opened, and the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, 'Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden.' I went and it was Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him. I opened the gate for him and gave him the good news of the Garden. Then another man asked to be let in and the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, 'Open the door and give him the good news of the Garden.' It was 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and I let him in and gave him the good news of the Garden. Then yet another man asked to be let in. The Prophet (ﷺ) had been reclining, but he then sat up and said, 'Open it for him and give him the good news of the Garden along with an affliction which will befall him ? or which will happen.' I went and it was 'Uthman, I opened the door and told him what the Prophet (ﷺ) had said. He said, 'Allah is the One who is asked for help. '"

Shaking hands with children

Salama ibn Wardan said, "I saw Anas ibn Malik shake hands with some people and he asked me, 'And who are you?' I said, 'The mawla of the Banu Layth.' He stroked my head three times and said, 'May Allah bless you.'"

Shaking Hands

Anas ibn Malik said, "When the people of Yemen came, the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, 'The people of Yemen have arrived and they have gentler hearts than you. They are the first to offer the handshake.'"

Shaking Hands

Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib said, "Part of the full greeting is to shake your brother's hand."

A woman stroking a child's head

Ibrahim ibn Marzuq ath-Thaqafi related that his father (who had belonged to Allah ibn az-Zubayr) told him, "'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr sent me to his mother, Asma' bint Abi Bakr and he told her how al-Hajjaj was treating them. She made supplication for me and stroked my head. I was a young boy at that time."

Embracing

Jabir ibn 'Abdullah said, "I purchased a camel and rode it hard for a month until I reached Syria. 'Abdullah ibn Unays was there, and I sent word to him, saying, 'Jabir is at the door.' The messenger returned and said, 'Jabir ibn 'Abdullah?' 'Yes,' I replied. So 'Abdullah came out and embraced me. I said, 'A hadith reached me which I had not heard before and I feared that one of us might die.'" He went on, "I heard the Prophet, (ﷺ), say, 'Allah will gather His slaves ? or people ? naked, uncircumcised, without anything.' We asked, 'What is meant by "without anything"?' The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'They will have nothing with them.' (The Prophet (ﷺ) went on,) 'They will be called by a voice that is heard from afar (and I think that he said, 'as if it was from close at hand'), saying, "I am the King. None of the people of the Garden will enter the Garden while any of the people of the Fire are seeking him for some injustice he did to him. None of the people of the Fire will enter the Fire while any of the people of the Garden are seeking him for an injustice he did to him."' I asked, 'How is this? We come to Allah naked and without any worldly goods?' He said, 'This applies to good actions and evil actions.'"

A man kissing his daughter

`A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin, said, "I did not see anyone who more resembled the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), in manner of speaking than Fatima. When she came to him, he stood up for her, made her welcome, kissed her and had her sit in his place. When the Prophet (ﷺ) came to her, she stood up for him, took his hand, made him welcome, kissed him, and made him sit in her place. She came to him during his final illness and he greeted her and kissed her."

Kissing the hand

Ibn 'Umar said, "We were on a raid and the people fled. We said, 'How can we meet the Prophet, (ﷺ), when we have run away? It has been revealed, "unless he is withdrawing to rejoin the fight" (8:16)." We said, 'We will not go to Madina and then no one will see us.' Then we said, 'Perhaps we should go.' The Prophet, (ﷺ), came from the Fajr prayer and we said, 'We fled.' He said, 'You are those rejoining the fight."' We kissed his hand. He said, 'I am your group.*'"

Kissing the hand

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Razin said, "We passed by az-Zubda and were told, 'There is Salama ibn al-Akwa'. I went to him and he greeted us. Then he brought out his hands and stated, 'With these two hands I offered allegiance to the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ).' He held out his palm which was as huge as a camel's foot, and we got up and kissed it."

Kissing the hand

Anas was asked, "Did you touch the Prophet, (ﷺ), with your hand?" He replied, "Yes," so they kissed it.

Kissing the Foot

Al-Wazi' ibn 'Amir said, "We came and were told, 'That is the Messenger of Allah.' We took his hands and feet and kissed them."

Kissing the Foot

Suhayb said, "I saw 'Ali kiss the hands and feet of al-'Abbas."

A man rising out of respect for another man

Abu Mijaz said, "Mu'awiya came while 'Abdullah ibn 'Amir and 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr were seated. Ibn 'Amir got up while Ibn az-Zubayr remained seated, and he was weightier of the two. Mu'awiya said, 'The Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Whoever likes to have the slaves of Allah stand up out of respect for him should take his place in the Fire."'"

Giving the greeting first

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Allah created Adam, (ﷺ), and his height was 60 spans. He said, 'Go and greet those (a group of angels who were sitting down) and listen to how they answer you. It is your greeting and the greeting of your descendants.' He said, 'Peace be upon you,' and they replied, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' They added, 'and the mercy of Allah'. All who enter the Garden will have his form, but creation has continued to decline until now.'"

Giving the greeting to people

Al-Bara' reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Make the greeting common practice among you and you will be safe."

Giving the greeting to people

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "You will not enter the Garden 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?" "Yes, Messenger of Allah," they replied. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Make the greeting common practice among you."

Giving the greeting to people

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "Worship the All-Merciful and feed people. Make the greeting common practice among you and you will enter the Garden."

The person who greets first

Bashir ibn Yasar said, "No one preceded ? or got ahead of ? Ibn 'Umar when giving the greeting."

The person who greets first

Jabir said, " "Someone riding should greet someone walking, and someone walking should greet someone sitting down. When there are two people walking, the better of them is the one who gives the greeting first."

The person who greets first

Ibn 'Umar said that al-Agharr (who was a man from Muzayna and had been a Companion of the Prophet) was owed some measures of dates by a man from the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf who came to him many times. He said, "I went to the Prophet, (ﷺ), and he sent Abu Bakr as-Siddiq with me." He continues, "Everyone we met greeted us. Abu Bakr said, 'Don't you know that when people give the greeting before us, they have the reward? Give the greeting before them and you will have the reward.'"

The person who greets first

Abu Ayyub reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "It is not lawful for a Muslim man to separate himself from his brother for more than three days. When they meet, and one turns away and the other turns away, the better of them is the one who gives the greeting first."

The excellence of the greeting

Abu Hurayra reported that a man passed by the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), while hew as in an assembly and said, "Peace be upon you." "Ten good deeds," he said. Another man passed by and said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Twenty good deeds." Then yet another man passed by and said, "Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessing," and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Thirty good deeds." Then a man in the gathering got up and did not give the greeting. The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "How quickly your companion forgets! When one of you comes to an assembly, he should give the greeting. If he thinks he should sit down, he sits down. When he stands up, he gives the greeting. Neither is a greater duty than the other."

The excellence of the greeting

'Umar said, "I was riding behind Abu Bakr and he passed by some people. He said, 'Peace be upon you.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' He said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.' They said, 'Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.' Abu Bakr said, 'Today the people have been very much better than us.'"

The excellence of the greeting

'A'isha reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "The Jews do not envy you for anything the way that they envy you for the salam and the Amin."

Peace (as-Salam) is one of the Names of Allah

Anas reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "As-Salam (peace) is one of the Names of Allah Almighty which Allah has placed in the earth. Therefore give the greeting among yourselves."