Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1110
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلاَمٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا مَخْلَدٌ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: سَلَّمَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْيَهُودِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَقَالُوا: السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ، قَالَ: وَعَلَيْكُمْ، فَقَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا وَغَضِبَتْ: أَلَمْ تَسْمَعْ مَا قَالُوا؟ قَالَ: بَلَى قَدْ سَمِعْتُ فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ، نُجَابُ عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلا يُجَابُونَ فِينَا.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir reported: Some Jews greeted the Prophet ﷺ, saying, “Al-sam alaykum”—“Death be upon you.” He replied, “And upon you.” Aisha became angry and said, “Did you not hear what they said?” He replied, “Indeed, I heard them and answered them. We are answered concerning them, but they are not answered concerning us.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report contrasts the accepted response of the Muslims with the Jews’ hostile greeting; the final clause is translated closely.