How To Say The Salâm To One’s Right
Darussalam · Volume 2
13. [The Book Of Forgetfulness (In Prayer)]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1320 ¦ الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 62
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1321. It was narrated from Wâsi' bin Ḥabbân that he asked 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar about the prayer of the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. He said: "Allâhu Akbar" every time he went down and "Allâhu Akbar" every time he came up, then he said: "As-salâmu 'alaykum wa rahmatullâh (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allâh) to his right and: As-salâmu 'alaykum wa rahmatullâh (Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allâh) to his left." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
1320 - أَخْبَرَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الزَّعْفَرَانِيُّ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَنْبَأَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ وَاسِعِ بْنِ حَبَّانَ، أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ عَنْ صَلَاةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ: " اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا وَضَعَ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ كُلَّمَا رَفَعَ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ، السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللَّهِ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ "
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Islamic law had initiated the opening of the ritual prayer with an awe-inspiring expression like Allâhu Akbar, which provides corroborating evidence that it detaches the worshipper from people and attaches him to Allâh, Most High, whereas by contrast, the prayer's termination was instituted by an extremely subtle expression like Asalâmu alaykum wa rahmatullah, which re-establishes in an excellent way the worshipper's relation to people. This is the announcement of the prayer's termination as well as the commencement of communication with the people. Since it is forbidden to glance around within prayer, saying the Salâm at the end of the prayer is legislated by Islamic law.