Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2694
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا قُرَّانُ بْنُ تَمَّامٍ الأَسَدِيُّ، عَنْ أَبِي فَرْوَةَ الرَّهَاوِيِّ، يَزِيدَ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، قَالَ قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ الرَّجُلاَنِ يَلْتَقِيَانِ أَيُّهُمَا يَبْدَأُ بِالسَّلاَمِ فَقَالَ " أَوْلاَهُمَا بِاللَّهِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ . قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبُو فَرْوَةَ الرَّهَاوِيُّ مُقَارِبُ الْحَدِيثِ إِلاَّ أَنَّ ابْنَهُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ يَرْوِي عَنْهُ مَنَاكِيرَ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Abu Umamah reported: It was asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, when two men meet, which of them should begin with the greeting of peace?’ He replied, ‘The one who is more entitled to Allah.’
Abu ‘Isa said: This is a hasan hadith. Muhammad said: Abu Farwah al-Rahawi’s hadith is acceptable, except that his son Muhammad ibn Yazid narrates objectionable reports from him.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The phrase awlahuma billah is rendered literally as ‘more entitled to Allah’; the Arabic does not specify a further explanation in this excerpt.