سنن أبي داود

Hadith 5198

Book 52: (Abwab Us Salam )

أبواب السلام

Chapter 146

Chapter: Regarding who should be greeted first.

باب مَنْ أَوْلَى بِالسَّلاَمِ

English narration

Narrated by أبو هريرة الدوسي

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The young should salute the old, the one who is passing by should salute the one who is sitting, and a small company should salute a large one.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ , حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ , أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ , عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ , عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ , قَالَ : قال رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ وَالْمَارُّ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ

" .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5198In-book: Book 52, Hadith 5198

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