Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2699
حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، - بَغْدَادِيٌّ - حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّا، عَنْ عَنْبَسَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ زَاذَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " السَّلاَمُ قَبْلَ الْكَلاَمِ " . وَبِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَدْعُوا أَحَدًا إِلَى الطَّعَامِ حَتَّى يُسَلِّمَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ مُنْكَرٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ . وَسَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدًا يَقُولُ عَنْبَسَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ضَعِيفٌ فِي الْحَدِيثِ ذَاهِبٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ زَاذَانَ مُنْكَرُ الْحَدِيثِ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Jabir ibn ‘Abd Allah reported that Allah’s Messenger said: ‘The greeting of peace comes before conversation.’
With this same chain, the Prophet is reported to have said: ‘Do not invite anyone to a meal until he has greeted you with peace.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This is a munkar hadith; we know it only through this route. I heard Muhammad say: ‘Anbasah ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman is weak in hadith and abandoned, and Muhammad ibn Zadhan is munkar al-hadith.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic uses the greeting formula (salam) in both statements, rather than ‘peace’ in a general sense. The source strongly criticizes this chain and its transmitters.