Al-Adab al-Mufrad

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

Ibn Mas'ud said, " They were doing the prayer with the Prophet, (ﷺ), and someone said, 'Peace be upon Allah.' When the Prophet, (ﷺ), finished the prayer, he said, 'Who said "Peace be upon Allah"? Allah is Peace. Rather say, "Greetings belong to Allah and good words and prayers. Peace be upon you, O Prophet (ﷺ) and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Peace be upon us and upon all the right-acting slaves of Allah. I testify that there is no god but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger."'"

It is a duty for one Muslim to greet another Muslim

Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), say, 'The rights a Muslim has over another Muslim are six." He was asked, "What are they?" He replied, "When he meets him, he should greet him, When he gives him an invitation, he should accept. When he asks him for advice, he should give him good counsel. When he sneezes and praises Allah, he should wish him mercy. when he is ill, he should visit him. When he dies, he should accompany him."

Someone walking greets the person sitting down

'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Shibl said that he heard the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "The person riding should greet the person on foot. The person on foot should greet the person who is seated. The smaller group should greet the large. Whoever answers the greeting, that is for him. Whoever does not answer it, has nothing."

Someone walking greets the person sitting down

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "The person riding greets the person walking. The person walking greets the person sitting. The small group greets the large group."

Someone walking greets the person sitting down

Jabir said, "When two people walking meet, then the one who gives the greeting first is the better of them."

The person riding greets the person sitting

See 993.

The person riding greets the person sitting

Fadala reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "The person riding greets the person sitting and the small group greets the larger."

Does the person walking greet the person riding?

Ash-Sha'bi said that he met a rider and gave the greeting first. I said, "Did you give the greeting first?" He said, "I saw Shurayh walking and he gave the greeting first."

A small group greets the large group

See 996.

A small group greets the large group

See 996.

The young person greets the old

See 993.

The young person greets the old

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "The young person greets the old person, the person walking greets the person sitting down, and the small group greets the large group."

The end of the greeting

(sic) Abu'z-Zinad said, "Kharija (ibn Zayd ibn Thabit) used to write on the letter of Zayd when he said the salam, 'Peace be upon you, Amir al-Mu'minin, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness and the best of His prayers."

The person who greets by a gesture

Abu Qurra al-Khurasani said, "I saw Anas pass by us and he indicated to us with his hand that he was giving the greeting., The gesture made that clear. I saw al-Hasan using yellow dye while wearing a black turban. Asma' said, 'The Prophet, (ﷺ), waved his hand to indicate the greeting to women."

The person who greets by a gesture

Sa'd reported that he went with 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and al-Qasim ibn Muhammad. They stopped at place and 'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr commanded and made a gesture of greeting to them and it was answered.

The person who greets by a gesture

'Ata' ibn Abi Rabah said, "They used to dislike a greeting made with the hand," or he said, "He disliked greeting with the hand."

Make it heard when you greet

Thabit ibn 'Ubayd said, "I came to a group which included 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar who said, 'When you greet, make it clearly audible, for it is a greeting from Allah containing great blessing.:

Someone who goes out, greets and is greeted

At-Tufayl ibn Ubayy ibn Ka'b related that he used to visit 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar and would go with him to the market. He said, "When we went to the market, 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar did not pass by any rubbish collector nor merchant nor poor person nor anyone else without greeting them."

The greeting when someone comes to a gathering

Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "When one of you comes to a gathering, he should give the greeting. If he leaves, he should give the greeting. Neither is more of a duty than the other."

The greeting when someone leaves a gathering

Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "When a man comes to a gathering, he should give the greeting. When he sits down and then thinks that he should leave before the gathering has broken up, he should give the greeting. Neither is more of a duty than the other."

The right of someone who gives the greeting when standing

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra said, "My father told me, 'If you sit in a gathering expecting good to come from, but then something occurs which makes you leave, say, 'Peace be upon you,' and you will share in any good that they obtain in that gathering. There are no people who sit in a gathering and then split up without Allah having been mentioned, but that it is as if they were leaving the corpse of a donkey.'"

The right of someone who gives the greeting when standing

Abu Hurayra said, "Whoever meets his brother should greet him. If a tree or wall comes between them and then he meets him, he should greet him on the other side."

The right of someone who gives the greeting when standing

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Companions of the Prophet, (ﷺ), used to gather and they would turn towards the tree and a group of them would go to the right and a group to its left. When they met again, they would greet one another.

The person who oils his hand for the handshake

It is reported by Thabit al-Bannani that Anas used to oil his hand with scented oil in the morning for the sake of shaking hands with his brothers.

Greeting those you know and those you do not know

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that a man said, "Messenger of Allah, which aspect of Islam is best?" He replied, "Feeding people and greeting those you know and those you do not know."