Ways of The Prophet (S.A.W)

SALUTATION ITS ETIQUETTE

Hadrat Abu Umamah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “Those who are nearest to ALLAAH are they who are first to give a salutation.” [Mishkat]

While saluting the Holy Prophet used to say: Assalam -o- Alaikum Warahmatullah. [Zadul Ma’ad]

Someone visited the Holy Prophet and said: Assalamo-Alaikum Warahmatullah. (Peace, Mercy and blessings of ALLAAH be upon you). He replied and said, ‘This man earned thirty good deeds.”[Nisai, Trimizi]

It was the noble habit of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) that he did not answer a greeting by moving his hand, head or finger. [Zad -ul- Ma’ad]

Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari) narrated that Hadrat Qailah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that a man said to the Holy Prophet Peace be on you: Messenger of ALLAAH! Thereupon he answered, Peace and Mercy of ALLAAH be on you. [Adab-ul-Mufrid

Hadrat Abu Salama (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anha) narrated that Hadrat Aishah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anha) informed him that once when ALLAAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said “Jibril is here Aishah, and is giving you a greeting.” She replied. (And upon him be peace and ALLAAH’s Mercy” adding that he was seeing what she could not see. [Bukhari, Muslim]

Hadrat lbn Abbas (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) stated that in his opinion, just like a salutation, it is brinding to reply to a letter. [Al-Adabul Mufrid]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “You will not enter paradise till you believe, and you will not believe till you love one another. Let me guide you to something by doing which you will love one another. Salute all and sundry among you.” [Muslim]

Hadrat Qatadah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying “When you enter a house salute its inmates and when you depart invoke blessings for peace on them.” [Baihaqi, Mishkat]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “When one of you comes to a group of people he should give a salutation, and if he feels inclined to sit down, he should do so; then when he gets up he should give a salutation, for the former has no preference over the latter, i.e. both are obligatory and are sunnah not more of a duty than the latter.” [Mishkat]

Hadrat Abdullah bin Amr (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that when a man asked ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) which aspect of Islam was best, he replied, “That you should feed the poor and greet both those whom you know and those whom you do not know”. [Bukhari, Muslim]

Hadrat Anas (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “When you go into your family, give salutation. It will be a blessing both to you and to the inmates of your house. [Tirmizi]

Hadrat Abu Hurairah (Radi Allahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “When one of you meets his brother he should salute him: then if he meets him again after a tree, a wall, or a stone has come between them, he should salute him again.” [Abu Dawud]

Hadrat Amr bin Shuaib (Rehmatullah Alaihi) on his father’s authority, narrated that his grandfather reported ALLAH’s Messenger (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying, “He does not belong to us who imitates other peoples. Do not imitate the Jews or the Christians, for the Jews salutation is to make a gesture with the fingers and the Christians’ salutation is to make a gesture with the palms of the hands.” [Tirmizi]