Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 7.0

The younger person should greet the older one

باب تَسْلِيمِ الصَّغِيرِ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ

1 hadiths

Sahih al-Bukhari, 6234sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by Ibrahim bin Sa'd bin IbrahimfromMusa bin 'UqbafromSafwan bin Slym al-Madnifrom'Ata ibn YasarfromAbu Hurairah

Hadith text · Matn

‏ يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ، وَالْمَارُّ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ، وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ ‏

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English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The younger person should greet the older one, and the walking person should greet the sitting one, and the small number of persons should greet the large number of persons."

Original Arabic chain wording

وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُقْبَةَ، عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ سُلَيْمٍ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏