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Sunan Ibn Majah 3700

Chapter: Greeting children and women

Authentic 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 3700

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو خَالِدٍ الأَحْمَرُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ

أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَنَحْنُ صِبْيَانٌ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Anas said:

"The Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) came to us, and we were young boys, and he greeted us with (the greeting of) peace".

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 3700).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( صَبِيَّانِ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا ) قِيلَ فِي السَّلَام عَلَى الصِّغَار تَدْرِيبهمْ عَلَى أَدَب الشَّرِيعَة وَطَرْح رِدَاء الْكِبْر وَسُلُوك التَّوَاضُع وَلِين الْجَانِب.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3700
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3700
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3700
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3700

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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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  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25183)أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَنَحْنُ صِبْيَانٌ ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْنَا

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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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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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