What Has Been Related About The Superiority Of The One Who Initiates The Salām
Darussalam · Volume 5
40. The Chapters On Seeking Permission And On Manners From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
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Source no. 2694 · Volume 6 · Page 194
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صحيح، المشكاة (٤٦٤٦) ، تخريج الكلم الطيب (١٩٨)
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2694. Abū Umāmah said: "They said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! When two men meet, which of them initiates the Salām?' He said: 'The nearest of them to Allāh.'" (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] This Hadīth is Hasan. He said: Muḥammad said: "Abū Farwah Ar-Rahāwī is Muqārib (average) in Hadīth, except that his son Muḥammad bin Yazīd reports Munkar narrations from him."
٢٦٩٤ - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ ، عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ ، عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ قَالَ: «قِيلَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، الرَّجُلَانِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلَامِ فَقَالَ: أَوْلَاهُمَا بِاللهِ». هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ. قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: أَبُو فَرْوَةَ الرَّهَاوِيُّ مُقَارِبُ الْحَدِيثِ، إِلَّا أَنَّ ابْنَهُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يَرْوِي عَنْهُ مَنَاكِيرَ.
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Saying Salām first is a symbol of a heart being pure of the iniquity of pride and arrogance. Only that person tries to be first in saying Salām who is a seeker of Allāh's Nearness and Mercy.