Sunan Ibn Majah
Etiquette
كتاب الأدب
Chapter 13
رَدِّ السَّلاَمِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: ‘Abdah ibn Sulayman and Muhammad ibn Bishr narrated to us, from Sa‘id, from Qatadah, from Anas ibn Malik, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “When one of the People of the Book greets you, say, ‘And upon you.’”’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Abu Mu‘awiyah narrated to us, from al-A‘mash, from Muslim, from Masruq, from ‘Aishah, that some Jews came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, ‘Death be upon you, Abu al-Qasim.’ He replied, ‘And upon you.’
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The Arabic has al-sam (‘death’) in the greeting, as reflected in the witness's transliteration ‘Assam.’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Ibn Numayr narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Marthad ibn ‘Abdullah al-Yazani, from Abu ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Juhani, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Tomorrow I am riding to the Jews. Do not greet them first; if they greet you, then say, “And upon you.”’
Chapter 14
السَّلاَمِ عَلَى الصِّبْيَانِ وَالنِّسَاءِ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Abu Khalid al-Ahmar narrated to us, from Humayd, from Anas, who said: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us when we were boys and greeted us with peace.’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Husayn, who heard it from Shahr ibn Hawshab, who said: Asma bint Yazid informed him: ‘The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed by us among a group of women and greeted us with peace.’
Chapter 15
الْمُصَافَحَةِ
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It was narrated that ‘Ali ibn Muhammad said: Waki‘ narrated to us, from Jarir ibn Hazim, from Hanzalah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sadusi, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: ‘We asked, “Messenger of Allah, should we bow to one another?” He replied, “No.” We asked, “Should we embrace one another?” He replied, “No, but shake hands with one another.”’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: Abu Khalid al-Ahmar and ‘Abdullah ibn Numayr narrated to us, from al-Ajlah, from Abu Ishaq, from al-Bara’ ibn ‘Azib, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whenever two Muslims meet and shake hands, they are forgiven before they part.’
Chapter 16
الرَّجُلِ يُقَبِّلُ يَدَ الرَّجُلِ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: Muhammad ibn Fudayl narrated to us; Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad narrated to us, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from Ibn ‘Umar, who said: ‘We kissed the hand of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: ‘Abdullah ibn Idris, Ghundar, and Abu Usamah narrated to us from Shu‘bah, from ‘Amr ibn Murrah, from ‘Abdullah ibn Salamah, from Safwan ibn ‘Assal, that a group of Jews kissed the hand and feet of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).’
Chapter 17
الاِسْتِئْذَانِ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us; Dawud ibn Abi Hind informed us, from Abu Nadr, from Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, that Abu Musa asked ‘Umar for permission to enter three times. He was not given permission, so he left. ‘Umar sent for him and asked, ‘What made you turn back?’ He said, ‘I sought permission in the manner the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed us: three times. If we are given permission, we enter; if we are not, we return.’ ‘Umar said, ‘You must bring me proof of this, or I will certainly act.’ Abu Musa went to a gathering of his people and called upon them to testify; they testified for him, and ‘Umar let him go.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic does not specify what ‘Umar threatened to do if Abu Musa failed to produce proof.
قَالَ فَقَالَ لَتَأْتِيَنِّي عَلَى هَذَا بِبَيِّنَةٍ أَوْ لأَفْعَلَنَّ .
The wording la-ta'tiyannani ... aw la-af'alanna states that ‘Umar would certainly act, but does not name the action.
Is the unspecified threat meant to remain open in translation?
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: ‘Abd al-Rahim ibn Sulayman narrated to us, from Wasil ibn al-Sa’ib, from Abu Sawrah, from Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, who said: ‘We asked, “Messenger of Allah, we know this greeting of peace; what is announcing one’s presence?” He replied, “A person says words of glorification, magnification, and praise of Allah, clears his throat, and lets the people of the house know he is there.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Isti'nas here means making one's presence known before entering.
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash narrated to us, from Mughirah, from al-Harith, from ‘Abdullah ibn Nujayy, from ‘Ali, who said: ‘I had two times when I would visit the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): one at night and one during the day. When I came to him while he was praying, he would clear his throat to signal to me.’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: Waki‘ narrated to us, from Shu‘bah, from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir, from Jabir, who said: ‘I asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission to enter. He asked, “Who is it?” I said, “It is me.” The Prophet said, “Me, me?”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The exchange repeats ana (‘I/me’); the wording can be understood as correcting the visitor for identifying himself only as ‘me.’
فَقُلْتُ أَنَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " أَنَا أَنَا " .
The repeated ‘I, I’ may be an emphatic echo or a correction that a visitor should identify himself by name.
Should the reply be understood as ‘Me, me?’ or as a rebuke for giving no identifying name?
Chapter 18
الرَّجُلِ يُقَالُ لَهُ كَيْفَ أَصْبَحْتَ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr said: ‘Isa ibn Yunus narrated to us, from ‘Abdullah ibn Muslim, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sabit, from Jabir, who said: ‘I asked, “How are you this morning, Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “Better than a man who began the morning neither fasting nor having visited a sick person.”’
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It was narrated that Abu Ishaq al-Harawi—whose name was Ibrahim ibn ‘Abdullah ibn Hatim—said: ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Uthman ibn Ishaq ibn Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas narrated to us; my maternal grandfather, Malik ibn Hamzah ibn Abi Usayd al-Sa‘idi, narrated to me from his father, from his grandfather Abu Usayd al-Sa‘idi, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to al-‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib as he entered among them, “Peace be upon you.” They replied, “And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.” He asked, “How are you this morning?” They said, “We are well, praise be to Allah. And how are you this morning, for whom our fathers and mothers would be sacrificed, Messenger of Allah?” He replied, “I am well, praise be to Allah.”’
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قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ لِلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ وَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ " السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ " .
The English witness appends the grading ‘Daif,’ which is absent from this Arabic passage.
Should the grading be retained separately as editorial metadata?
Chapter 19
إِذَا أَتَاكُمْ كَرِيمُ قَوْمٍ فَأَكْرِمُوهُ
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It was narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Sabbah said: Sa‘id ibn Maslamah informed us, from Ibn ‘Ajlan, from Nafi‘, from Ibn ‘Umar, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When a people’s honored person comes to you, honor him.’
Chapter 20
تَشْمِيتِ الْعَاطِسِ
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: Yazid ibn Harun narrated to us, from Sulayman al-Taymi, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: ‘Two men sneezed in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He invoked mercy for one of them—or said tasmit—but did not do so for the other. Someone asked, “Messenger of Allah, two men sneezed in your presence, and you invoked mercy for one but not the other?” He replied, “This one praised Allah, whereas that one did not.”’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic gives an alternative wording, fa-shammata aḥadahuma—or sammata. The customary response to a sneeze is an invocation of mercy.
قَالَ عَطَسَ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَشَمَّتَ أَحَدَهُمَا - أَوْ سَمَّتَ - وَلَمْ يُشَمِّتِ الآخَرَ فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَطَسَ عِنْدَكَ رَجُلاَنِ فَشَمَّتَّ أَحَدَهُمَا وَلَمْ تُشَمِّتِ الآخَرَ فَقَالَ " إِنَّ هَذَا حَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَإِنَّ هَذَا لَمْ يَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ " .
The source explicitly offers an alternative verb, shammata or sammata, for the response given to one sneezer.
Should the variant be represented with the customary meaning ‘invoke mercy’ or retained as a transliterated alternative?
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It was narrated that ‘Ali ibn Muhammad said: Waki‘ narrated to us, from ‘Ikrimah ibn ‘Ammar, from Iyas ibn Salamah ibn al-Akwa‘, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The sneezer is to be given the invocation of mercy three times; if he sneezes more than that, he has a cold.’
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It was narrated that Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaybah said: ‘Ali ibn Mushir narrated to us, from Ibn Abi Layla, from ‘Isa, from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Layla, from ‘Ali, that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When one of you sneezes, let him say, “Praise be to Allah.” Those around him should reply, “May Allah have mercy on you.” Then he should reply to them, “May Allah guide you and set your affairs right.”’
Chapter 21
إِكْرَامِ الرَّجُلِ جَلِيسَهُ
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It was narrated that ‘Ali ibn Muhammad said: Waki‘ narrated to us, from Abu Yahya al-Tawil—a man from the people of Kufa—from Zayd al-‘Ammi, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: ‘When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) met someone and spoke with him, he would not turn his face away until that person turned away. When he shook someone’s hand, he would not withdraw his hand until the other person withdrew theirs. He was never seen sitting with his knees ahead of those of the person sitting with him.’