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How the Salām (greeting) began.

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Darussalam · Volume 8

79 - THE BOOK OF ASKING PERMISSION (TO ENTER SOMEBODY ELSE'S DWELLING PLACE)

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الحديث: 6227 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 50

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6227. Narrated Abū Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet ﷺ said, "Allāh created Ādam in His Image(1) sixty cubits (about 30 metres) in height. When He created him, He said (to him), 'Go and greet that group of angels sitting there, and listen what they will say in reply to you, for that will be your greeting and the greeting of your offspring.' Ādam (went and) said 'As-Salāmu 'alaikum (peace be upon you).' They replied 'As-Salāmu- 'alaika wa Rahmatullāh (peace and Allāh's Mercy be on you).' So they increased 'Wa Rahmatullāh.'" The Prophet ﷺ added, "So, whoever will enter Paradise, will be of the shape and picture of Ādam. Since then the creation of Adam's (offspring) (i.e., stature of human beings) is being diminished continuously up to the present time."

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6227 - حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ عَلَى صُورَتِهِ، طُولُهُ سِتُّونَ ذِرَاعًا، فَلَمَّا خَلَقَهُ قَالَ: اذْهَبْ فَسَلِّمْ عَلَى أُولَئِكَ، النَّفَرِ مِنَ المَلاَئِكَةِ، جُلُوسٌ، فَاسْتَمِعْ مَا يُحَيُّونَكَ، فَإِنَّهَا تَحِيَّتُكَ وَتَحِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّتِكَ، فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالُوا: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ، فَزَادُوهُ: وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ، فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَدْخُلُ الجَنَّةَ عَلَى صُورَةِ آدَمَ، فَلَمْ يَزَلِ الخَلْقُ يَنْقُصُ بَعْدُ حَتَّى الآنَ "

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