When one of you arrives at a gathering, let him greet with peace. When he wants to leave, …

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, At-Tirmidhi, and An-Nasā’i in Al-Kubra and by Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Hasan

Hadith text: When one of you arrives at a gathering, let him greet w…

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضيَ اللهُ عنهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا انْتَهَى أَحَدُكُمْ إِلَى الْمَجْلِسِ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَقُومَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، فَلَيْسَتِ الْأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ».

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When one of you arrives at a gathering, let him greet with peace. When he wants to leave, let him greet with peace, for the first is not more deserving than the last."

Explanation of the hadith: When one of you arrives at a gathering, let him greet w…

Lessons: When one of you arrives at a gathering, let him greet w…

• Encouraging spreading the greeting of peace.
• Encouraging greeting the people in a gathering with peace both upon arrival and departure.
• As-Sindi said: His statement (when he wants to leave), i.e., the gathering, (for the first is not more deserving), i.e., both greetings are Sunnah and worthy of being practiced, so there is no justification for neglecting the second while observing the first.

Categories : Manners of Greeting and Seeking Permission