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٤٤٦١ - عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْن حُصَيْنٍ (رضي الله عنه) قَالَ: كُنَّا فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ نَقُولُ: أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ بِكَ عَيْنًا، وَأَنْعِمْ صَبَاحًا، فَلَمَّا كَانَ الْإِسْلَامُ نُهِينَا1 عَنْ ذَلِكَ. رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ.
Qur’an-related source paragraphs
Allah, the Exalted, says: When you are greeted with a greeting, greet (1) in return with what is better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant. [An-Nisa: 86]
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Commentary and footnotes (4)
Chapter-heading commentary
(1) His statement: “greet in return with what is better than it” means to say, “And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah,” if the greeting was “Peace be upon you,” and to add “and His blessings” if the greeting included “and the mercy of Allah.” It is said: “Everything has a limit, and the limit of the greeting is ‘and His blessings.’” Or “return it” means to respond to it, and returning the greeting is to reply with the same; this is because the responder mirrors the greeting of the initiator, with an implied omission, meaning “return the like of it.” Offering the greeting is a Sunnah, while responding is obligatory, and going beyond is a virtue. As stated in Al-Madarak.
Note 1
(1) His statement: “we were forbidden from that” refers to using the mentioned phrases as a substitute for the greeting of peace (salaam). There is no issue if one begins with salaam and then follows it with such phrases. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Chapter-heading commentary
(۱) قوله: فحيوا بأحسن منها أي قولوا: وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله، إذا قال: السلام عليكم، وزيد وبركاته، إذا قال: ورحمة الله، ويقال: لكل شيء منتهى، ومنتهى السلام وبركاته». أو ردوها أي أجيبوها، ورد السلام جوابه بمثله؛ لأن المجيب يرد قول المسلم، وفيه حذف مضاف، أي ردوا مثلها، والتسليم سنة، والرد فريضة، والأحسن فضل. كذا في «المدارك».
Note 1
(۱) قوله: نهينا عن ذلك: أي عما ذُكر من الأقوال ابتداءًا بوضعها موضع السلام، فلا محذور إن بدأ بالسلام، ثم ثناه بنحو ما تقدم من الكلام. كذا في «المرقاة».