Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 986
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهُوَ فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالَ: عَشْرُ حَسَنَاتٍ، فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ، فَقَالَ: عِشْرُونَ حَسَنَةً، فَمَرَّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَقَالَ: السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ اللهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ، فَقَالَ: ثَلاَثُونَ حَسَنَةً، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْمَجْلِسِ وَلَمْ يُسَلِّمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا أَوْشَكَ مَا نَسِيَ صَاحِبُكُمْ، إِذَا جَاءَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَجْلِسَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِسَ فَلْيَجْلِسْ، وَإِذَا قَامَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ، مَا الأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Hurayra reported: A man passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was sitting in a gathering and said, “Peace be upon you.” He said, “Ten good deeds.” Another man passed by and said, “Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy.” He said, “Twenty good deeds.” Another man passed by and said, “Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.” He said, “Thirty good deeds.” Then a man from the gathering stood up without offering the greeting. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, “How quickly your companion has forgotten! When one of you comes to a gathering, let him offer the greeting. If he decides to sit, let him sit; and when he gets up, let him offer the greeting. The first greeting is no more deserving than the last.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
مَا الأُولَى بِأَحَقَّ مِنَ الآخِرَةِ
The Arabic literally says that the first is no more deserving than the last, referring to greeting on arrival and departure.
Should the closing sentence be rendered explicitly as comparing the two greetings?