Returning (The Greeting Of) Peace
Darussalam · Volume 5
Chapters On EtiquetteSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3695 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1218
Source no. 3695 · Volume 8 · Page 195
Sahih
صحيح، وهو قطعة من حديث المسيء صلاته، ومضى بتمامه (١٠٦٠)
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3695. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that a man entered the mosque, and the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was sitting in a corner of the mosque. He prayed, then he came and greeted him with Salām (peace), and he said: "Wa 'alaikas-salām (and to you be peace)." (Sahih)
3695 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَالِسٌ فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَصَلَّى، ثُمَّ جَاءَ فَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: «وَعَلَيْكَ السَّلَامُ»
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a. If there is a gathering in a mosque, the person arriving should greet them. b. Responding to the greeting is compulsory. c. The word 'Alaika' is for singular while the word 'Alaikum' is for plural but the plural could be used for a single person.