Asking Permission

كتاب الاستئذان

Read the English translation first, with the original Arabic directly underneath.

SELECTED CHAPTER

The walking person should greet the sitting one

Page 1

Hadith 5

Read full hadith

ENGLISH

Narrated Abu Huraira:

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

ARABIC

‏ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّاكِبُ عَلَى الْمَاشِي، وَالْمَاشِي عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ، وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ ‏