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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5202

Chapter: Regarding greeting children

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5202

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْلَمَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسٌ

أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى غِلْمَانٍ يَلْعَبُونَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏.‏

Narrated Anas ibn Malik:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to some children who were playing: He saluted them.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5202).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَلَى غِلْمَانٍ ) : بِكَسْرِ أَوَّلِهِ جَمْعُ غُلَامٍ بِمَعْنَى صَبِيٍّ ( فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ) : فِيهِ اِسْتِحْبَابُ السَّلَامِ عَلَى الصِّبْيَان , وَبَيَان تَوَاضُعِهِ , وَكَمَالُ شَفَقَتِهِ. قَالَ اِبْن بَطَّال : فِي السَّلَام عَلَى الصِّبْيَان تَدْرِيبهمْ عَلَى آدَاب الشَّرِيعَة وَفِيهِ طَرْحُ الْأَكَابِرِ رِدَاء الْكِبْر وَسُلُوك التَّوَاضُع وَلِين الْجَانِب كَذَا فِي فَتْح الْبَارِي. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ. وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيّ وَمُسْلِم وَالتِّرْمِذِيّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيث سَيَّار أَبِي الْحَكَم عَنْ ثَابِتٍ بِنَحْوِهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5202
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5202
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 5202
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5202

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  • مسند الروياني (1389)مَرَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى غِلْمَانَ يَلْعَبُونَ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ

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Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 687

Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) said: Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me while I was playing with the boys. He greeted us and sent me on an errand. This delayed my return to my mother. When I came to her, she asked, "What detained you?" I said; "Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me on an errand." She…

وعن ثابت عن أنس، رضي الله عنه قال‏:‏ أتى على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وأنا ألعب مع الغلمان، فسلم علينا، فبعثنى في حاجةٍ، فأبطأت على أمي‏.‏ فلما جئت قالت‏:‏ ما حبسك‏؟‏ فقلت‏:‏ بعثنى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم…

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1139

Anas said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, came to us when we were children. He greeted us and sent me to get something he needed. He sat in the road waiting for me until I came back to him."

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ‏:‏ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَنَحْنُ صِبْيَانُ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا، وَأَرْسَلَنِي فِي…

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2696

"I was walking with Thabit Al-Bunani. He passed by some boys, so he said Salam to them. Then Thabit said: 'I was with Anas when he passed by some boys and gave the Salam to them, and Anas said: I was with the Prophet (ﷺ) when he passed by some boys and he gave the Salam to them.'"

كُنْتُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَرَّ عَلَى صِبْيَانٍ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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