Conveying Salaams on behalf of someone else to Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
Question
Is the permissibility of giving salam to Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) on another persons behalf mentioned in any hadith?
Answer
Yes, it is permissible to convey salaams to Rasulullah (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) on behalf of someone else.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
وأخرج ابن أبي الدنيا والبيهقي عن سليمان بن سحيم قال : رأيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في النوم قلت : يا رسول الله هؤلاء الذين يأتونك فيسلمون عليك أتفقه سلامهم قال : نعم وأرد عليهم # وأخرج البيهقي عن حاتم بن مروان قال : كان عمر بن عبد العزيز يوجه بالبريد قاصدا إلى المدينة ليقرى ء عنه النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم السلام (الدر المنثور 11/645)
إعلم أن الحديث في إصطلاح جمهور المحدثين يطلق على قول النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وفعله وتقريره ... وعلى قول الصحابي وفعله وتقريره وعلى قول التابعي وفعله وتقريره (المقدمة للشيخ عبد الحق الدهلوي ص1)
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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