Hadith on Greeting
10 sayings
Each saying is shown with the book and page it is taken from. The English rendering came with the collection, and the Centre cannot name who made it. The collection carries no grading. Where a saying matters for practice, check it with the alim.
From vanity is away, whoever greets others err hello to him they say.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 658; Page No. 95 · permalink
Do not respond to the one who starts speaking without greeting.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 503; Page No. 72 · permalink
Greet (people) back, control (your) eyes, and utter good words.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 841; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greet openly, mind! Safety to find.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 842; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greet sincerely (openly), feed others, establish close relations with relatives and set prayers at nights when people are asleep, if you wish for permission to Paradise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 843; Page No. 119 · permalink
Greeting (should) precede asking (for something); thus, do not answer those who request before greeting (you).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 844; Page No. 119&120 · permalink
Greeting is an act voluntary, but responding to it is obligatory.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 845; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting is one of God's attributes He has spread on the earth. So, let it prevail among you, for when a Muslim passes by a people and greets them, he will be higher in rank than them if he is greeted back, and he will be greeted back by someone better and purer than them if they do not respond to his greeting.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 846; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting is peace for our people and guarantee for our commitments.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 847; Page No. 120 · permalink
Greeting people and having a cheerful face is a form of charity.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 848; Page No. 120 · permalink