Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1104
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ قَالَ: إِنَّمَا سَلَّمَ عَبْدُ اللهِ عَلَى الدَّهَاقِينَ إِشَارَةً.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Alqama said: Abdullah would offer only a gesture of greeting to the Persian landowners.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الدَّهَاقِينِ refers to Persian landholders or local officials.