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Hadith 146

General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

ENGLISH

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying :

The young should salute the old, the one who is passing by should salute the one who is sitting, and a small company should salute a large one.

ARABIC

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامِ بْنِ مُنَبِّهٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

‏ يُسَلِّمُ الصَّغِيرُ عَلَى الْكَبِيرِ وَالْمَارُّ عَلَى الْقَاعِدِ وَالْقَلِيلُ عَلَى الْكَثِيرِ ‏

Hadith referenceSunan Abi Dawud 146
CollectionSunan Abi Dawud
BookGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
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