Hadith 523
Letters
ENGLISH
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I think that answering a letter is a duty, just like returning the greeting."
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ ذَرِيحٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: إِنِّي لَأَرَى لِجَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ حَقًّا كَرَدِّ السَّلامِ.
Hadith referenceAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 523
CollectionAl-Adab Al-Mufrad
BookLetters
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