Gardens of the Righteous — Page 167
RIYADH AS-SALIHIN 135. . On Greeting Children 866. 'This hadith is the same as No. 607. 167 136. . On Greeting Women 867. Sahl ibn Sa'ad relates: There was a woman among us who would put beetroot in a kettle and add some ground barley and cook them together. . When we returned from the Friday service we would greet her and she would offer it to us (Bokhari). 868. Umm Hani bint Abu Talib relates: I went to the Holy Prophet on the day of the fall of Mecca. He was taking a bath while Fatimah was holding up a cloth to screen him. I offered him the salutation of peace (Muslim). 869. Asma' bint Yazid relates: The Holy Prophet passed by us, a party of women, and greeted us (Abu Daud). The version of Tirmidhi is: The Holy. Prophet passed through the mosque one day and there was a party of women seated in the mosque. He signified his greeting by raising his hand. 870. Omitted. 137. . On Greeting Non-Muslims 871. Anas relates that the Holy Prophet said: When the people of the. Book greet you, you should respond with: And on you (i. e. be peace). (Bokhari and Muslim). 872. Usamah ibn Zaid relates that the Holy Prophet passed by a company of people which comprised Muslims, idol worshippers and Jews, and he greeted them with the salutation of peace (Bokhari and Muslim). 138. . On Greeting when Arriving and Departing 873. Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet said: When one of you arrives in an assembly he should greet those present, and so also when he decides to depart. The first is not more obligatory than the last (Abu Daud and Tirmidhi).