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Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أبي أمامة رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : «إن أَوْلَى الناس بالله من بَدَأَهُمْ بالسلام».
وفي رواية للترمذي: قيل: يا رسول الله، الرَّجُلان يَلْتَقِيَان أَيُّهُمَا يَبْدَأُ بالسلام؟، قال: «أَوْلاهُمَا بالله تعالى».
The best of people and those who are the most obedient to Allah are the ones who hasten to greet their brothers with Salām (saying: As-Salāmu ‘alaykum). This is because he hastens to do an act of obedience to Allah, seeking Allah's reward. This is what makes him closest to Allah and most obedient to Him.
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