Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1106
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدُهُمْ، فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ: السَّامُ عَلَيْكَ، فَقُولُوا: وَعَلَيْكَ.
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abdullah ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “When one of the Jews greets you, he is only saying, ‘Al-sam alaykum’—‘Death be upon you.’ So say, ‘And upon you.’”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report distinguishes the Jewish greeting al-sam (“death”) from al-salam (“peace”).