رياض الصالحين
Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 857
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- 14
Chapter 3
Chapter context: The Etiquette of Offering Greetings
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Original Arabic
عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "يسلم الراكب على الماشي، والماشي على القاعد، والقليل على الكثير” ((متفق عليه)) وفي رواية للبخاري: "والصغير على الكبير"
Translation
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, 'A rider should greet a pedestrian; a pedestrian should greet one who is sitting; and a small group should greet a large group (of people).'' [Al-Bukhari and Muslim]. The narration in Al-Bukhari adds: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The young should greet the elderly.''
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This is Hadith 857 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 6, The Book of Greetings, as in-book entry 14 under the chapter “The Etiquette of Offering Greetings.”
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