صحيح البخاري

Hadith 6258

Book 79: The Book of Asking Permission

كِتَاب الِاسْتِئْذَانِ

Chapter 22

(22) Chapter. How to return the greetings of the Dhimmi (non-Muslims under the protection of a Muslim state).

22- بَابُ كَيْفَ يُرَدُّ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ السَّلاَمُ:

English narration

Narrated by أنس بن مالك الأنصاري

the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If the people of the Scripture greet you, then you should say (in reply), 'Wa'alaikum (And on you).' "

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ ، فَقُولُوا : وَعَلَيْكُمْ

" .

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 6258In-book: Book 79, Hadith 6258

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