Hadith #138
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّ يَهُودِيًّا مَرَّ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَ
ا قَالَ هَذَا قَالُوا سَلَّمَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ لَا وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ كَذَا وَكَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ رُدُّوهُ عَلَيَّ فَرَدُّوهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قُلْتَ السَّامُ عَلَيْكُمْ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا سَلَّمَ عَلَيْكُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَقُولُوا وَعَلَيْكَ أَيْ وَعَلَيْكَ مَا قُلْتَ
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English Translation
Abd al-Wahhab narrated to us, from Sa'id, from Qatadah, from Anas ibn Malik (رضي الله عنه): A Jew passed by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and his Companions and said, 'As-Samu alaykum (death be upon you).' the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Wa alaykum (and upon you).' Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Do you know what he said?' They said, 'Yes, O Messenger of Allah.' He said, 'Return it to him.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, shall we not kill him?' He said, 'No. When the People of the Book greet you, say: wa alaykum.'
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Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 27, Hadith 138
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 12976
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-49366