No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to me so that I return his greeting

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd and Ahmad

Its chain of narrators is Hasan/Sound

Hadith text: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

Explanation of the hadith: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

Lessons: No one greets me except that Allah restores my soul to…

• Encouraging the act of frequently invoking Allah's blessings upon the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
• The Prophet's life in his grave is the most perfect life a man can have in his Barzakh and no one knows its reality but Allah Almighty.
• This Hadīth is not proof that the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) has a life like the one we have, so the people of Shirk would not take this as a pretext for seeking relief from him (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, it is a Barzakh life.

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