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Chapter 138
Greeting the non-Muslims and Prohibition of taking an Initiative
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لﺎѧ ﻗ ﻢﻠѧﺳو ﻪѧ ﻴﻠﻋ ﷲا ﻰﻠѧﺻ ﷲا لﻮѧﺳر نأ ﻪѧ ﻨﻋ ﷲا ﻲѧﺿر ةﺮѧ ﻳﺮه ﻲѧ ﺑأ ﻦѧﻋ
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ﻻو دﻮѧﻬﻴﻟا اوءﺪѧ ﺒﺗ ﻻ
ﻪﻘﻴﺿأ ﻰﻟإ ﻩوﺮﻄﺿﺎﻓ ﻖﻳﺮﻃ ﻲﻓ ﻢهﺪﺣأ ﻢﺘﻴﻘﻟ اذﺈﻓ ،مﻼﺴﻟﺎﺑ ىرﺎﺼﻨﻟا
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ﻢﻠﺴﻣ ﻩاور
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Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"Do not greet
the Jews and the Christians before they greet you; and when you meet any one of them on the road, force him to go
to the narrowest part of it.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith prohibits Muslims from greeting non-Muslims first. It also tells us that when the road is
crowded, we should use the middle of the road and let the non-Muslims use its sides. This Hadith shows the dignity
of Muslims and the disgrace and humiliation of the non-Muslims.
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Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said,
"When the people of the
Book greet you (i.e., by saying `As-Samu `Alaikum,' meaning death be upon you), you should respond with: `Wa
`alaikum' [The same on you (i.e., and death will be upon you, for no one will escape death)].''
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
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ﻦѧѧﻣ طﻼѧѧﺧأ ﻪѧѧﻴﻓ ﺲѧѧﻠﺠﻣ ﻰѧѧﻠﻋ ﺮѧѧﻣ ﻢﻠѧѧﺳو ﻪѧѧﻴﻠﻋ ﷲا ﻰﻠѧѧﺻ ﷲا ﻲѧѧﺒﻨﻟا نأ ﻪѧѧﻨﻋ ﷲا ﻲѧѧﺿر ﺔﻣﺎѧѧﺳأ ﻦѧѧﻋو
ﻦﻴآﺮﺸﻤﻟاو ﻦﻴﻤﻠﺴﻤﻟا
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دﻮﻬﻴﻟاو نﺎﺛوﻷا ةﺪﺒﻋ
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ﻢﻠﺳو ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﷲا ﻰﻠﺻ ﻲﺒﻨﻟا ﻢﻬﻴﻠﻋ ﻢﻠﺴﻓ
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ﻪﻴﻠﻋ ﻖﻔﺘﻣ
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Usamah bin Zaid (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (PBUH) passed by a mixed company
of people which included Muslims, polytheists and Jews, and he gave them the greeting (i.e., saying As-Salamu
`Alaikum).
[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Commentary:
If there is a mixed assembly of Muslims and non-Muslims, one should utter greeting to it but
consider Muslims as one's addressees.
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