137 - باب سلام الرجل على زوجته والمرأة من محارمه وعلى أجنبية وأجنبيات لا يخاف الفتنة بهن وسلامهن بهذا الشرط
Chapter 137
Greeting one's Wife and other Women
863 - عن سهل بن سعد رضي الله عنه قال : كانت فينا امرأة - وفي رواية : كانت لنا عجوز - تأخذ من أصول السلق فتطرحه في القدر وتكركر حبات من شعير فإذا صلينا الجمعة وانصرفنا نسلم عليها فتقدمه إلينا . رواه البخاري
قوله [ تكركر ] : أي تطحن
863. Sahl bin Sa`d (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: There was a woman among us who would put beet root in a pot and add to it some ground barley. She used to cook them together. On returning from the Friday prayer, we would greet her and she would offer it to us.
[Al-Bukhari].
864 - وعن أم هانئ فاختة بنت أبي طالب رضي الله عنها قالت : أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم يوم الفتح وهو يغتسل وفاطمة تستره فسلمت . وذكرت الحديث . رواه مسلم
864. Umm Hani (May Allah be pleased with her), the daughter of Abu Talib reported: I went to the Prophet (PBUH) on the day of the conquest of Makkah. He was taking a bath and Fatimah was screening him with a cloth. I greeted him. And she mentioned the rest of the Hadith.
[Muslim].
865 - وعن أسماء بنت يزيد رضي الله عنها قالت : مر علينا النبي صلى الله عليه و سلم في نسوة فسلم علينا . رواه أبو داود والترمذي وقال حديث حسن . وهذا لفظ أبي داود ولفظ الترمذي : إن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم مر في المسجد يوما وعصبة من النساء قعود فألوى بيده بالتسليم
865. Asma bint Yazid (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: The Prophet (PBUH) passed by us when we were with a party of women, and he greeted us.
[Abu Dawud].
Commentary: The permissibility of men to greet women, and vice versa, is with the condition that there will be no fear of temptation to commit the unlawful. Here are the details:
1. A young woman is forbidden to greet men and to respond to their greeting.
2. A group of women or an old woman are allowed to greet men and to respond to men's greetings. Men are also allowed to greet a group of women or an old woman.
3. A man on his own is not allowed to greet a young woman.
4. A man on his own is allowed to greet a group of women.
However, in all these cases, Islamic rules in this regard, including the lowering of the gaze, are to be observed.
138 - باب تحريم ابتدائنا الكفار بالسلام وكيفية الرد عليهم واستحباب السلام على أهل مجلس فيهم مسلمون وكفار
Chapter 138
Greeting the non-Muslims and Prohibition of taking an Initiative
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