تَحِيَّةُ المُسلِمينَ The Greeting Between Muslims

1ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): السَّلامُ تَحِيَّةٌ لِمِلَّتِنا،وأمانٌ لِذِمَّتِنا.

1– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The salutation of peace is the greeting towards members of our own creed, and an extension of safety towards people of other creeds living in Muslim lands.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 25242]
 

2ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): إنَّ أبخَلَ الناسِ مَن بَخِلَ بِالسلامِ.

2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The most miserly of all people is he who withholds his greeting.’[Amali al-Tusi, p. 89, no. 136]
 

3ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): أفشِ السلامَ يَكثُر خَيرُ بَيتِكَ.

3– The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Spread peace around and the good within your own house will increase.’[al-Khisal, p. 181, no. 246]
 

4ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ اللّه‏َ يُحِبُّ إطعامَ الطَّعامِ ، وإفشاءَ السَّلامِ .

4– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Verily Allah loves the feeding of food [to others] and the spreading of peace.’[al-Mahasin, v. 2, p. 143, no. 1371]
 

5ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): السَّلامُ قَبلَ الكلامِ .

5– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The greeting of peace comes before speech.’[Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 231, no. 596]
 

6ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): عن آبائه (عَلَيهِمُ الّسَلام): قالَ رسولُ‏اللّه‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن بَدَأ بِالكَلامِ قَبلَ السلامِ فلا تُجِيبُوهُ . وقالَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لا تَدعُ إلى طَعامِكَ أحَداً حتّى يُسَلِّمَ.

6– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) narrated from his forefathers (AS) that the Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not answer the one who begins to talk before having greeted you with peace', and he (SAWA) also said, 'Do not allow anybody to partake of your food until they have greeted with peace.’[al-Khisal, p. 19, no. 67]