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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 929

45. Letters and greetings

الأدب المفرد

45/524 Chapter:

Letters to women and their reply

بَابُ الْكِتَابَةِ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ وَجَوَابِهِنَّ

929
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Hasan (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ ذَرِيحٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ‏:‏ إِنِّي لَأَرَى لِجَوَابِ الْكِتَابِ حَقًّا كَرَدِّ السَّلامِ‏.‏
Ibn 'Abbas said, "I think that answering a letter is a duty, just like returning the greeting."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1117
In-book : Book 45, Hadith 1
English translation : Book 45, Hadith 1117