Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1067
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، أَنَّ ابْنَ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَهُمْ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَطَاءً، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ: إِذَا دَخَلَ وَلَمْ يَقُلِ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقُلْ: لاَ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بِالْمِفْتَاحِ: السَّلامِ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayra said: If someone enters without saying, “Peace be upon you,” tell him, “No—until you bring the key: the greeting of peace.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report uses “the greeting” as the key to entry; the metaphor is preserved literally.