Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A Jew passed by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "As-Samu 'Alaika." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said in reply, "We 'Alaika." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said to his companions, "Do you know what he (the Jew) has said? He said, 'As-Samu 'Alaika.'" They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we kill him?" The Prophet, said, "No. When the people of the Book greet you, say: 'Wa 'Alaikum.'"
Reference | : Sahih al-Bukhari 6926 |
In-book reference | : Book 88, Hadith 8 |
USC-MSA web (English) reference | : Vol. 9, Book 84, Hadith 60 |
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