Hadith #18

Sahih Li Dhatihi

Chapter: Asking Permission

Asking Permission

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ سَلَّمَ ثَلاَثًا، وَإِذَا تَكَلَّمَ بِكَلِمَةٍ أَعَادَهَا ثَلاَثًا‏.‏

English Translation

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that whenever Allah's Messenger ﷺ greeted somebody, he used to greet him three times, and if he spoke a sentence, he used to repeat it thrice

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Asking Permission, Hadith 18

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