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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 852

42. Greeting

الأدب المفرد

42/476 Chapter:

Someone who is miserly with the greeting

بَابُ مَنْ بَخِلَ بِالسَّلامِ

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ‏:‏ التَّسْلِيمُ تَطَوَّعٌ، وَالرَّدُّ فَرِيضَةٌ‏.‏
Al-Hasan said, "Greeting is an act of obedience while the answer is a duty."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1040
In-book : Book 42, Hadith 77
English translation : Book 42, Hadith 1040