|
7ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنَّ أولَى الناسِ بِاللّهِ وبرسولِهِ مَن بَدَأ بِالسلامِ. |
| 7– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Verily the nearest people to Allah and His Messenger are those who initiate the greeting of peace.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 12, no. 50] |
|
8ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): البادِئُ بِالسلامِ بَرِيءٌ مِنَ الكِبرِ. |
| 8– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The initiator of the greeting is not prone to arrogance.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 25265] |
|
9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السلامُ سَبعونَ حَسَنةً ، تِسعَةٌ وسِتُّونَ لِلمُبتَدي وواحِدَةٌ لِلرّادِّ. |
| 9– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The greeting is rewarded the worth of seventy good deeds, sixty-nine of which are rewarded to the initiator and one to the reciprocator [of the greeting].’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 11, no. 46] |
