Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1103
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ لاَ تَبْدَأُوهُمْ بِالسَّلاَمِ، وَاضْطَرُّوهُمْ إِلَى أَضْيَقِ الطَّرِيقِ.
Translation
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Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Do not be the first to offer the greeting of peace to the People of the Book, and make them take the narrowest part of the road.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The second clause is translated closely; it is an imperative concerning how the People of the Book are to be positioned on the road.