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Riyad as-Salihin, 851

'Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me, "This is Jibril (Gabriel) who is conveying you greetings of peace." I responded: "Wa 'Alaihis-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu (ﷺ and the Mercy of Allah and His Blessings)." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.

وعن عائشة رضي الله عنه قالت‏:‏ قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم‏:‏ “هذا جبريل يقرأ عليك السلام‏"‏ قالت‏:‏ قلت‏:‏ ‏"‏وعليه السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ وهكذا وقع في بعض روايات الصحيحين‏:‏ "وبركاته" وفي بعضها بحذفها وزيادة الثقة مقبولة

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Book 5, Hadith 8
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br> 1) When a person conveys the greeting of peace from one to another, it is Sunnah to say to him: “And peace be upon you,” or “Peace be upon you and him.” This is because the person conveying the greeting has done something good so you reward him by supplicating in his favor.<br> 2) If a person is asked to convey the greeting of peace to someone and he commits to it, it becomes a trust and he must convey it. {Indeed, Allah commands you to render trusts to whom they are due} If he does not commit to it, however, then he is under no obligation to convey it.<br> 3) It shows the merit of ‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), as the noblest of all angels sent her the greeting of peace through the noblest of all messengers.
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