relates
that once a person came to the Apostle of Allah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam
and said, 'Assalaamu' Alaykum."
The Apostle of Allah
sallallahu alayhi wasallam returned the greeting, and when the man had sat down, he said, "Ten." (i.e. ten good deeds have been written in his name
owing to this salaam.) After him, another person came and said, "Assalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi." The Apostle of Allah sallallahu alayhi wasallam
returned the greeting, and when the man sat down, he said, "Twenty." Then, another man came and said, "Assalaamu'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakaatuh." The Apostle of Allah sallallahu alayhi
wasallam returned his greeting and when
the man had sat down, said, "Thirty."
, alone, that he was
going to get the reward of ten good deeds, and about the person who had added the words, wa Rahmatullahi,
that he was going to get the reward of twenty good deeds, and about the third one who had added wa Barakaatuhu,
that he was going to get the reward of thirty good deeds. He who replied to the greeting will be
entitled to the reward in the same order.
has
narrated from Tufayl, son of Ubayi Ibne Ka'b, that, "I used to
visit Abdullah Ibne Umar
radhiyallahu anhumaa
(often). His habit was that he took me with him to the market and offered salaam to
every shopkeeper, second hand dealer and poor person he met in the way (and, then,
returned home without buying anything). One day, as I went with him,
he, as usual, wanted me to accompany him to the market. I said, 'What will you do there You neither stop at a shop nor buy anything nor
even enquire about its price nor sit with anyone (What
is the use of going to the market)? Let us sit here and talk. It will be more beneficial to me.
Abdullah Ibne Umar
radhiyallahu anhumaa
among the people who is the first to initiate the salaam."