Riyad as-Salihin, 865
Asma bint Yazid (May Allah be pleased with her) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) passed by us when we were with a party of women, and he greeted us with salam. <b>[Abu Dawud and At-Tirmidhi who classified it as Hasan]</b>. This is the wording of Abu Dawud. In At-Tirmidhi: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) passed through the Masjid one day, and a group of women were sitting, so he motioned his hand with the salam.
وعن أسماء بنت يزيد رضي الله عنه قالت: مر علينا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في نسوة فسلم علينا. ((رواه أبو داود، والترمذي وقال: حديث حسن، وهذا لفظ أبي داود)) ولفظ الترمذي: أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم مر في المسجد يومًا، وعصبة من النساء قعود، فألوى بيده بالتسليم.
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 5, Hadith 22
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) It is permissible for a man to greet a group of women.<br>
2) If a man needs to signal the greeting with his hand, he should also utter the words. He may not use the signal only, lest he would be imitating the Jews and Christians.