Hadith 32184

Chapter 512

باب 512

(512) بَابُ إِذَا كَتَبَ الذِّمِّيُّ فَسَلَّمَ، يُرَدُّ عَلَيْهِ

(512) Chapter: When a dhimmi writes and gives the greeting, he is answered (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ بِشْرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الأَحْوَلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ قَالَ: كَتَبَ أَبُو مُوسَى إِلَى رُهْبَانٍ يُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ فِي كِتَابِهِ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: أَتُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ؟ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ، فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ.


Abu 'Uthman an-Nahdi said, "Abu Musa wrote to a Persian grandeeand greeted him in his letter. He was asked, 'Do you greet him when heis an unbeliever?' He replied, 'He wrote to me and greeted me, so I haveanswered him.'" (ID)

Reference (ID): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1101 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 44, Hadith 1 (ID)

English translation (ID): Book 44, Hadith 1101 (ID)