Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 3 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 331

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بَابُ كَيْفِيَّةِ السَّلَامِ ١٣٢ - بَابُ كَيْفِيَّةِ السَّلَامِ

132 - Chapter: The Manner of Greeting

يُسْتَحَبُّ أَنْ يَقُولَ الْمُبْتَدِئُ بِالسَّلَامِ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، فَيَأْتِيَ بِضَمِيرِ الْجَمْعِ، وَإِنْ كَانَ الْمُسَلَّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَاحِدًا، وَيَقُولُ الْمُجِيبُ: وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، فَيَأْتِي بِوَاوِ الْعَطْفِ فِي قَوْلِهِ: وَعَلَيْكُمْ. ٨٥٠

It is recommended that the person initiating the greeting says, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings). Use the plural pronoun even when greeting a single person. The responder should say, "Wa alaykumus-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh" (And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah, and His blessings), including the conjunction "wa" (and) in the phrase "Wa alaykum."

عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ الْحُصَيْنِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا، قَالَ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ جَلَسَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «عَشْرٌ» ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ، فَقَالَ: «عِشْرُونَ» ثُمَّ جَاءَ آخَرُ، فَقَالَ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فَجَلَسَ، فَقَالَ: «ثَلَاثُونَ»، رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ(١)، وَقَالَ: «حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ». ٨٥١ -

850 - Imran bin Husayn (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported that a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said, "As-salamu alaykum." The Prophet returned the greeting, the man sat down, and the Prophet said, "Ten." Another man came and said, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullah." The Prophet returned the greeting, the man sat down, and he said, "Twenty." A third man came and said, "As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh." The Prophet returned the greeting, the man sat down, and he said, "Thirty." Narrated by Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi, who classified it as a hasan (good) hadith.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (12 verbs · 31 nouns)

• اِسْتَحَبَّ — to recommend
• قَالَ — to say
• أَتَى — to come/bring
• بَابٌ — chapter
• كَيْفِيَّةٌ — manner
• سَلَامٌ — peace