Hadith 19164

Chapter 531

باب 531

(531) بَابُ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ؟

(531) Chapter: How are you? (RU)
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حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ، وَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ، ثُمَّ سَأَلَ عُمَرُ الرَّجُلَ: كَيْفَ أَنْتَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَحْمَدُ اللَّهَ إِلَيْكَ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ: هَذَا الَّذِي أَرَدْتُ مِنْكَ.

Anas ibn Malik reported that he heard 'Umar ibn al-Khattab beinggreeted by a man and he returned the greeting. Then 'Umar asked the man,"How are you?" The man replied, "I praise Allah to you." 'Umar said, :
Thisis what I wanted to hear from you." (RU)

Reference (RU): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1132 (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 45, Hadith 16 (RU)

English translation (RU): Book 45, Hadith 1132 (RU)