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2689. 'Imrān bin Ḥuṣain narrated: "A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum (Peace be upon you).'" [He said:] "So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Ten.' Then another came and he said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullāh (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allāh).' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Twenty.' Then another came and said: 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum Wa Rahmatullāhi Wa Barakātuh (Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allāh, and His blessings).' So the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Thirty.'" (Hasan)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan [Ṣaḥīḥ] Gharīb from this route, as a narration of 'Imrān bin Ḥuṣain.
There is something on this topic from Abū Sa'eed, 'Alī and Sahl bin Ḥunaif.
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All civilised and well-mannered nations of the world have particular customary words which they use to express love, kindness, emotion, honor
and good wishes, as they meet and encounter each other; and also to entertain, familiarise and please the person. For example: the Hindus say, 'Namaste' or 'Ram Ram'; the people of Europe in the morning say 'Good Morning' and in the evening 'Good Evening' etc. But the special phrase that Islam chose and assigned for the purpose 'As-Salāmu 'Alaikum' is a phrase of love, kindness, honor and greatness, better than this cannot ever be imagined.
